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Here in Texas if you elect for traffic school, called Defensive Driving, the criminal case is dismissed upon proof of course completion. If you go to trial and are found guilty then your record gets the hit and taking Defensive Driving is no longer relevant. Sometimes you can ask for deferred adjudication, which means they put your case on hold pending you completing some length of time (usually 6 months) without getting another ticket. After the time passes without another ticket the case is dismissed.
Yeah, fighting a case without a lawyer on your side is pretty much a waste of time. Around here most judges are just rubberstamps for the DA and police. If anything, tying up their court for such a trivial offense is pretty much a guarantee of a guilty ruling in retribution. If you have good evidence of your innocence, such as video, you could request a jury trial (which you have a right to). At that point, after seeing your evidence, the prosecution might back down and dismiss.
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