Provincial Court of British Columbia

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I went to provincial court to dispute a traffic related ticket. If your going there for the first time here is what to expect. In the court room, they are going to give you an explanation of the process. The police officer will go up first and tell his side of the story. You will also have a chance to go up and tell your version, and can ask the officer questions related to his statements. The judge will then make a decision. Here is my impression: The judge will heavily side with the police officer. Around 90% of the facts used by the judge will come from the police officers testimony. Your version of events will pretty much be ignored. They will however use anything in your statement against you, and manipulate your words to strengthen the police officers position. Here is my suggestion: During the police officers testimony, you should take very careful notes of every point the officer makes. Around 1/2 of the statements the officer made in my case was in-accurate or was manipulated to give the judge a different version of what happened during the event. If/ when you go up to make a statement, i would not bother saying anything as it will only hurt your case. What you should probably do is spend the time to question EVERY detail of the officers statement looking for inaccuracies or trying to raise doubt. I would suggest taking pictures of the location where the incident took place, and trying to get as much material and evidence to contradict the officers statements. Also, never talk to the police officer during the indecent or give them any information. What happened in my case is that the judge used details the officer provided to find my guilty. Those details were however manipulated by the judge to fit the officers testimony, even though they were completely false. You do not get an opportunity to question the findings or ask more questions after the judge presents the findings. Overall, i did find it a fun experience even though i had to pay a fine. The officer was nice, and so was the judge. I also did learn more about the court system. Next time i will be better prepared! REMEMBER: You are presumed Guilty, anything you say or do will be used to strengthen that point!

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Friendly staff. Very good place to work.

The reason to go to the courthouse is usually not good. That said, the staff are very helpful and pleasant. P