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Thanks for the advice everyone.. I am a very, VERY conservative driver - this was a fluke thing.. My wife makes fun of me because I dont wont drive faster at times..
The reason I dont want to take pay the ticket and take the deduction of points and is that my work frowns upon speeding tickets and I dont know how (or even if) they will react - and dont really want to find out.... So I figure if i can get traffic school OR get it dismissed it would just be better..
I was wondering about going to court to ask for mercy (or driving school) if i should say quilty or not-quilty - but thanks to HSRACER201, i now know what I should do..
brian
There's actually 4 options to a plea-
Guilty - You acknowledge culpability and that the Commonwealth has enough evidence to find you guilty
Not Guilty - You do not acknowledge culpability and demand the Commonwealth prove it
No Contest - You do not deny culpability, but still ask the Commonwealth to prove the case
Alford plea - You explicitly deny culpabilityu but recognize that the Commonwealth has enough evidence to find you guilty
Alford pleas are usually used where there is a concurrent civil case, in crashes etc. You're not really fighting it in criminal/traffic court, but you won't go on record as having admitted guilt for civil purposes.
Most requests for driving school in this area are accompanied by a No Contest plea.