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Sounds like they made you write the post too. Good for them.....

The trial is over on my speeding ticket. Thought you should know how I came out with my GPS presentation at the trial. At the final hearing, the prosecutor asked me some questions and then gave me a warning about perjury. After that warning he asked some of the same questions. He had discovered all the posts I made on the Internet, which proved that I did not have a GPS in my vehicle the night I received the ticket. The Judge found my presentation not to be credible evidence and found me guilty on the speeding ticket. I was fined $364.46, which includes the pay for the officers appearing in Court. The prosecutor also showed that I had an incorrect address on my driver’s license. He filed a Motion to have me held in contempt of Court on the grounds that I had committed perjury. The Court gave him 30 days to file a brief on the matter. A City Marshal came to my house shortly after the trial, wanting to examine my computer. At the suggestion of the Prosecutor and after talking with my family, I decided to apologize and tell the truth to the Court. I could have been sentenced to a hundred dollar fine and 3 nights in jail on each of several charges for contempt of Court plus a possible perjury charge. To make, present or use any record, document or thing in Court such as my GPS presentation, with knowledge of its falsity is a felony punishable by two to ten years in prison. I think the prosecutor worked at trying to keep me out of jail. He also agreed not to pursue the perjury charge. I was sanctioned $100.00 for failing to file a brief on time. I was held in contempt of Court for what I did on the Internet and fined $100. but no jail time. I was held in contempt of Court for fabricating the GPS presentation and not telling the truth in Court. I was fined $100, and given 3 days in jail. However, the prosecutor agreed to suspend the jail time for 180 days on the condition that I post a $250. bond. I cannot get another conviction or deferred disposition within 180 days. If I get another conviction within 180 days, I will serve three days in jail on this contempt. I have to put a correct address on my Driver’s license and provide proof of that. The Court ordered me into counseling once a week for 30 days and thereafter as suggested by the Counselor for the remainder of the 180 days. Obviously I exercised extremely poor judgment in my effort to try and outsmart the system. I apologized to the Court and I apologize to anyone on the net who might have been misled into making an equally poor choice or means of fighting a speeding ticket based on some of the comments I have made. Some of us may be highly skilled when it comes to computers and cars, but we can become rather ignorant when we step out of the perceived scope of our expertise. It’s even worse to be totally ignorant of the law. The Court and prosecutor gave me a big break on this one. I have truly learned something from what I considered “just a speeding ticket.”

They probably have to print out this whole thread and show it to the court as part of the deal.

My message to the court: Hi all welcome to mp3car. Thanks for not sending us a subpoena, we have enough paperwork to deal with!

Your biggest mistake, other than lying, was posting that you were going to break the law on a public internet forum. lol. its the reason why i don't put all the pics of the cool stuff i have and have done on Myspace. It always catches up to you man. ......

The trial is over on my speeding ticket. Thought you should know how I came out with my GPS presentation at the trial. At the final hearing, the prosecutor asked me some questions and then gave me a warning about perjury. After that warning he asked some of the same questions. He had discovered all the posts I made on the Internet, which proved that I did not have a GPS in my vehicle the night I received the ticket. The Judge found my presentation not to be credible evidence and found me guilty on the speeding ticket. I was fined $364.46, which includes the pay for the officers appearing in Court. The prosecutor also showed that I had an incorrect address on my driver’s license. He filed a Motion to have me held in contempt of Court on the grounds that I had committed perjury. The Court gave him 30 days to file a brief on the matter. A City Marshal came to my house shortly after the trial, wanting to examine my computer. At the suggestion of the Prosecutor and after talking with my family, I decided to apologize and tell the truth to the Court. I could have been sentenced to a hundred dollar fine and 3 nights in jail on each of several charges for contempt of Court plus a possible perjury charge. To make, present or use any record, document or thing in Court such as my GPS presentation, with knowledge of its falsity is a felony punishable by two to ten years in prison. I think the prosecutor worked at trying to keep me out of jail. He also agreed not to pursue the perjury charge. I was sanctioned $100.00 for failing to file a brief on time. I was held in contempt of Court for what I did on the Internet and fined $100. but no jail time. I was held in contempt of Court for fabricating the GPS presentation and not telling the truth in Court. I was fined $100, and given 3 days in jail. However, the prosecutor agreed to suspend the jail time for 180 days on the condition that I post a $250. bond. I cannot get another conviction or deferred disposition within 180 days. If I get another conviction within 180 days, I will serve three days in jail on this contempt. I have to put a correct address on my Driver’s license and provide proof of that. The Court ordered me into counseling once a week for 30 days and thereafter as suggested by the Counselor for the remainder of the 180 days. Obviously I exercised extremely poor judgment in my effort to try and outsmart the system. I apologized to the Court and I apologize to anyone on the net who might have been misled into making an equally poor choice or means of fighting a speeding ticket based on some of the comments I have made. Some of us may be highly skilled when it comes to computers and cars, but we can become rather ignorant when we step out of the perceived scope of our expertise. It’s even worse to be totally ignorant of the law. The Court and prosecutor gave me a big break on this one. I have truly learned something from what I considered “just a speeding ticket.”