Originally Posted by
ComputerScrapper
Spoke with my attorney this past week and he agreed that there was very little that could be done. It would be $500 minimum to fight the ticket with very little chance that we could win. Just wrote the check and moved on. We went to the location and found what the officer was talking about....The stuff had nothing to do with our business anyway. There were 2 DC power supplies that came off industrial equipment and a few household fans. No circuit boards, computers or monitors in sight.
But no, my partner was not the guilty party, he just had the bad luck of camping in the wrong area at the wrong time. Just a situation where a young conservation officer wanted to close a case and make himself look good. If that is what it takes to make him feel like a man then so be it.
Pleading guilty to an offense your not guilty of, WHY!
That was a dumb move, now you have a written offense on file, that will be used against you in future should you have another issue pop up.
Besides had you plead not guilty the crown would have had to lay out the evidence, the judge would have decided from this wither to take it for trial then you bring in the big guns, your lawyer..
Ahh well it was only money, next time it will be double. Glade it weren't mine.
Regards
Gustavus
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