and pjfan, you are forgetting one major influence on this case. the cops will lie. they do not care what happens to you, but they do care that they don't look like a bunch of idiots for arresting kids with no reason. it's happened to me before and cost me $500 for the lawyer plus another $120 in court costs when i gave up on fighting it after the state continued it for the 4th or 5th time (took a plea).
bottom line, contact lawyers where it happened (canadian lawyers can't so anything for you), sign whatever the thing is called for them to appear on your behalf, and tell them you want to plead out for a PJC. the cops are gonna make your life miserable if you try to fight it, and the judge will keep continuing and continuing because of the bullshit system.







