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Using Evidence of A Ticket at Your Palm Beach County Accident Trial

One of the most important things a skilled trial lawyer will know is what not to say.  It is very difficult to demonstrate to the jury that the accident victim got hit by someone who received a traffic citation at the scene of the accident.  Your Palm Beach County accident attorney should know the following about traffic tickets before setting your case for trial as these can lead to a mistrial:

1.  A witness implying that the defendant received a ticket in the collision in response to a question.

2. A Palm Beach Coutny car crach attorney advises the jury in opening statements that the investigating highway patrolman talked to everyone at the scene and stated that "I think the evidence will show that no one claimed the plaintiff was responsible."

3. Someone testifying that "We don't have no ticket for that accident."

4. An invetigative officer responding affirmatively to an attorney's question of whether a traffic citation had been issued.

5. An attorney in opening statements stating that no citations were issued.

6. A witness' negative response to his attorney's question of whether he had been cited for a traffic violation.

7. A lawyer answering to the judge, "Unfortunately, yes" when asked in the presence of the jury as to whether the parties agreed that what happened in traffic court was of no concern to the jury.

Having a Palm Beach County accident trial lawyer who knows what they are doing is critical to your car crash case.  It is as much about knowing what not to do as knowing what to do.  A West Palm Beach accident attorney who is not informed as to the admissibility of certain evidence at your accident trial could do you a real disservice and even create a situation where the judge must declare a mistrial.