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FLORIDA TRAFFIC TICKET DEFENSE
Strategies, Procedures & Forms                                 

William Moffatt                                                                                           $60

Your practical step-by-step guide to success in Florida traffic cases.  Providing sample questions and answers, MOTIONS and FORMS, practice tips and strategies, up-to-date analysis of specific elements and defenses, speeding violations, and everything you need to know about VASCAR, Radar, and other Speed Measuring Devices.  Coverage includes:

Speed MeasuringDevices             How to Try Your Client's Case          Elements and Defenses
Visual Observations                 Pleading                                     General Elements
Pace Clock                             Failure to Appear                          General Defenses
Aircraft                                   The State's Case                                  General Motions to Dismiss
VASCAR                                           State Witnesses                           Specific Elements for:
Stationary Mode                      Burden of Proof                           Traffic Control Devices
Moving Mode                          Judgement of Acquittal                 Flashing Signals
Calibration                             The Defense Case                                Detour Signs
Elements to be Proven             Preparing Your Witnesses             Driving the Right Side
Defenses                                Direct Examination                       Overtaking or Passing
Objections                              Rebuttal Testimony                      No Passing Zones
Radar                                               Closing Argument                         Following too Closely
How it Works                          Cross Examination                               Right of Way Violations
Typical Range                         Preparation                                 Vehicles Turning Left
Stationary Radar                     Independent Recollection              Stop or Yield Intersections
Moving Radar                         Photographic Evidence                   Racing on the Highway
Speed Gun                             General Cross-Examination Q's      Careless Driving
Calibration                             Specific Cross-Examination Q's       Headlamps and Taillamps
Target Tracking                                                                        Turning Signals
False Readings                       "Ins and Outs" of Traffic Court        Safety Inspections
Brake Equipment Req.             What to say and when to say it       Horns & Warning Devices
Radar Detectors                      Defenses to each traffic infraction
Operator Competency              Options available to your client
Proof of Accuracy                     Pathways through the "red-tape"
Ruling by Judge or Magistrate
Sentencing                             Practice Trial
Motions for New Trial                Definitions and Indices      Everything to know about RADAR,
Appeal                                   DHSMV Chapter 15B-2        VASCAR, and all other speed. . .
Tape recording the Trial           Applicable Florida Statutes
Failure to Comply Susp.           Florida Rules of Traffic Court
Reinstating Drivers Lic.            Speed Violations and Defenses



About the Author
William David Moffatt received his degree in Criminology from FSU in 1971 and his J.D from NOVA Law School in 1977. After working several years as an investigator and then assistant state attorney with the Broward County State Attorney's Office, he opened his private practice in Ft. Lauderdale, where he successfully handled thousands of criminal and traffic cases.