lundi 21 août 2017

Hearings and Trials: What Options Do You Have if Prosecutor Doesn't Show Up Judge Forced a Continuance

My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Washington

Apologies for thread title, the form removed my punctuation.

Had a trial today for this infraction. Trial was scheduled at the exact same time as the solar eclipse, so I assume that's why PA didn't show up. I assumed I would get lucky and I could request dismissal based on lack of evidence.

But then, the session started, and the judge explained to us that if we wanted a contested hearing (as opposed to mitigation or deferral), we would have to request a continuance because the PA wasn't present. I wasn't really prepared for this, so I couldn't do much, and requested the continuance, with a trial in one month.

Is there anything I could have done?


Hearings and Trials: What Options Do You Have if Prosecutor Doesn't Show Up Judge Forced a Continuance

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