Herb, you need to watch Judge Judy more often.

"Intent doesn't matter except in Supreme Court arguments.
Try telling the traffic cop that you really didn't intend to be going 80 mph in a 55 mph speed zone and see where that gets you. "

Intent or a point of law will nearly always be the argument you will present. The traffic cop in your example stopped you on a point of law, not intent. If you are indeed ticketed, you will either argue intent or a point of law in court. Officers are granted a certain amount of leeway in the execution of their duties and traffic stop outcomes can also be affected by local and department regulations. If you are able to talk your way out of a ticket with the traffic officer, it will be based on intent and not a point of law. The traffic officer will most always defer point of law issues to the court unless there is an obvious point of law oversight you can point out such that you were actually traveling in a 85 mph speed zone at the place you were stopped. If your case gets all the way to the Supreme Court, it will be due to the inability of all parties to reach an agreement of your intent, or a case law situation in the lower courts.

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