the statute of limitations for a misdemeanor is 3 years, a felony 6 years, so i presume that wouldn't be an issue, but the bigger issue is that the police investigated it already, and made up their mind already, and they don't typically change their mind about these things; but, the issue of who is liable is not decided by who the police write a ticket to
On 2/25/07, Paul T. O'Leary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Can anything be done, this far after the fact, about the fact that the motorist wasn't even ticketed, let alone charged with leaving the scene? > From: "Robert F. Nagel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Two things worth noting: > > 1. It wouldn't be very expensive to represent this bicyclist on a > non-criminal citation (state forfeiture or municipal ordinance), which > this is. > > 2. If the ticket was wrongfully issued to him and the driver is more > than 50 percent at fault, i wouldn't be hard to find a lawyer to > represent him on the personal injury matter for a contingent fee. > That same lawyer ought to throw in representing him on the citation > without charging him, because it is important to defeat the citation > to recover on the personal injury action. --------------- Paul T. O'Leary Desktop Insurgent Madison, WI USA
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