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d_r

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2. they call it a civil infraction

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 20, 2017, 03:35 PM

Sep 2017

rather than a criminal one, to get out of the requirements of the sixth amendment that you have a right to be confronted with witnesses against you; there is no witness in this case:
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In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

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Iowa's Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over $75 Speeding Ticket [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 OP

we just got a ticket in iowa during a recent cross-country road trip unblock Sep 2017 #1

they call it a civil infraction d_r Sep 2017 #2

i still have rights when accused of a "civil infraction". unblock Sep 2017 #3

I was agreeing with you d_r Sep 2017 #4