Speeding ticket. NEED LEGAL ADVICE!!!

You need to get a lawyer ASAP or else you're pretty much screwed for the following reasons:

1) You signed documents and are now legally bound by them. This means if the document reads "I am doing this with the knowledge of the free legal advice I am entitled to," then you effectively waived your right whether or not you received the advice. NEVER SIGN DOCUMENTS IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT A LAWYER.

2) You entered a plea without a lawyer. This is already silly for many reasons, but without getting into all of them, once you have admitted to a crime, in court, before a judge, that's pretty much it. You did it, the penalty is what the penalty is. It does not matter what anyone has said to you beforehand. In extreme cases, plea bargains have been overturned before, it happens. DO NOT ENTER A PLEA WITHOUT LEGAL COUNSEL.

3) Unless I am mistaken, when you had your shot before the judge, you did not bring any of this up, meaning it is not on the official record. IF YOU ARE DENIED A RIGHT YOU NEED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD, WHICH MEANS SAYING IT ALOUD IN A COURTROOM.

Now, I don't live in Georgia and do not know the particulars of state law, but if you were made explicit, specific promises, which were enumerated in documents you signed, it is POSSIBLE to file appeals or other motions in order to get some of what happened to you overturned. HOWEVER, this requires the knowledge of how to file, what motions to make, what local state precedents are, and the ins-and-outs of local laws, i.e. knowledge that only a lawyer will have.

Unfortunately, there may not be anything you can do at this point because you've already made 3 pretty huge mistakes (4 if you count going 82 in a 45 for no reason in the first place).

 

i know how it feel not to have a car IT SUCKS GET USE TO BEING BORED load up on weed

 

haha fail


buh-bye

 

Why the fuck on this green earth did you think it was fine and dandy to be driving 82 on a 45? Unless you've got the devil himself chasing you, it's simply inexcusable. Sounds to me that roads are alot safer without you.

 

1st, this isnt legal advice, but I'll give you somethings to mull over...fyi I am not familiar with GA law specifically.

Generally, an appeal is to request higher level review of a legal/proceedural error of the court. So, generally speaking, one who pleads guilty would have little to no grounds for an appeal..and even less grounds for a successful appeal. An appeal DOES NOT retry the facts of the case, it is for a legal review. Did the court do something outside the bounds of law and you want to challenge that?

Sometimes, people with buyers remorse at their sentence do a motion to withdraw plea.. if that were to be successful, I would say seek legal advise and get a lawyer.. the goal of that would be to fight the case.

So consider.. whats the goal here?

Can you fight it and win.. or are you just delaying the inevitable? Are you getting a lawyer to help you.. honestly, I doubt you could do it on your own... get help from a lawyer if you are going to proceed for any hope..

An option might be.. work a plea bargain where you plea to a lower speed..dunno... thus saving your license... you had a better chance of that before you pled guilty.

FYI - A judge does not have to grant a motion to withdraw plea.

A appeal will not stay your sentence/suspension while it is ongoing.. unless you specifically made that motion and it had been granted by the court.

Youre options are limited...


You are only eligible for a court appointed lawyer for misdemeanor / felony cases.. if this was a traffic infraction, you are not eligible for a court appointed lawyer.

 

There's always some minimum court cost, it depends on the jurisdiction, but I'd budget ~$50 for it. If you contact a lawyer it will be included in the lawyers fees.

If they really did make you promises they had no intention of keeping, there might be a civil suit in it for you and you can recoup your costs, but that's a long shot.

As for the motorcycle license, it's unlikely. Even if there was a way to get one, if you had your driver's license suspended then no company is going to give you insurance and you're screwed that way instead.

Please, contact a lawyer, I know it's super expensive, but it's your best shot.

 

Respectfully, there is nothing anyone on here can tell you that will help you at this point.

I know that's not what you want to hear, but that's the way it is.

Just off the top of my head, someone would need to know:

1)Who is going to read the appeal? Is it an administrator, a bureaucrat, a judge? There's no way to know without working knowledge of traffic violations in Georgia. Who gets the letter determines the nature of the appeal.
2)What does case law look like in Georgia for this sort of situation? Is there a precedent for a defendant being promised legal counsel prior to signing documents and then being told AFTER that he wouldn't get it?
3)What reasoning has the court found acceptable, in the past, to overturn a plea? Does that reasoning apply at all in this case?

All of this takes research, which is what lawyers are paid for. Since you will not (or cannot) come up with money for a lawyer, and since you have already signed documents and entered a plea in court, you're pretty screwed.

I know this is the exact opposite of what you want to hear, but truthfully, there's not much to do at this point without professional help.

 

Look up a template for a "business letter" online, and just use that. Be as honest as possible and hope for the best.

State that it was your understanding your plea would allow you to get a restricted license, and that you would not have entered it at all if you were not allowed to drive because of your needs for school.

Good luck, there's really nothing else that will help you at this point.