tickets

[Lee M. Levitt]

Ian writes:
>
>
> Question regarding tickets to the list... I've plead not guilty
> to a ticket,
> and I recieve notice in the mail about a trial date, and interestingly
> enough the name on that court appearance ticket is mine, but it has been
> completely misspelled. the spelling is the same all times on the notice,
> however its not the correct spelling of my name. is this error
> enough to get
> the ticket dismissed being that it is not my name that the trial
> is in or am
> I just going to be laughed at when I raise this point in court?
>

If the misspelling appeared on evidence, such as the summons itself, you
*might* have a shot. If *that* were the case, you'd have to call the summons
into evidence, and then prove that it was in error. Some judges might
dismiss on the grounds of faulty evidence, others would ignore and carry on.

Since this is a notice (administrative), you're prolly outta luck. You can
certainly raise the point, gently, but you'll either get a laugh or a frown.
A laugh means you'll get off a bit more lightly, a frown means it didn't
help. :)

Lee