Speeding Tickets in Stafford, NY
I’ve been handling many speeding tickets in the Stafford Town Court, Stafford, NY. Most of these arise from speeding on the New York State Thruway, which is just north of Stafford. The Truway is patrolled by the New York State police and most speeding tickets heard in Stafford are written by the troopers. Like many rural Town Courts in NY, the troopers actually prosecute the speeding tickets - there is no assistant district attorney. There are many arguments against this process from a defense perspective, but that is the practice in Stafford Town Court.
Because the posted speed limit on the Thruway is 65 mph, the majority of tickets written fall in the 76 mph and above category. In Stafford, the Judges look at various factors to determine whether a reduction will be granted: a) was the speed below 86 mph; b) what is your driving history in the last 18 months; c) was there anything out of the ordinary that the trooper wrote in his notes regarding the stop. In most cases, the reduction offered will be the iconic VTL 1110(A), Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device, a two point non-speed violation.
All in all, I have found that both Judge Call and Judge Mancuso are fair and just in their adjudication of matters before them in Stafford.
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