Originally Posted by tecnica tech

hey just a heads up i would be careful about doing a trial by declaration there only two judges in pleasaunt that hear traffic tickets i have had experience with both the younger one whos name escapes me at the moment, hates trial by declaration he thinks its an insult to him and the state that u cant take a hour out of your day to go to court, i watch him give 3 vertics of guilty and full fines about a year or two ago for trial by declaration. i don't know if u are allowed to fight your case after lousing a trial by declaration if so then i say go for it and if u louse then set a court date as near to a major holiday as possible cop hate having to go to court like the day before thanksgiving or something and same go's for there day off if there no holidays, then i normally do is use my one reschedule that the courts allows u and push it out as far as possible the week before the court date once again go for a holiday