[Drango]

were you speeding is a yes or no question.

Yes but...you can still be speeding and NOT guilty. Example..

Speed limit = 25
Your speed = 30
Cop's ticket = 35
Assuming you take the stand, prosecutor asks you (or your witness)what speed you were going. You say 30 and explain that you've been charged with going 35 of which you are not guilty. The judge, if he/she believes you...should find you not guilty as you were charged for going 35!

[longtermmemmory]

depends on the state for most states you would be wrong.

The judge would find you guilty of speeding and reduce the penalty to either the minimum speed or to the determined speed.

This is why it is important for to examine the officers radar log at trial. (or laser log)

There are procedures to calibrating the speed detection unit. If the speed was determined by air, the pilot and the citing officer must be in court.

It is also useful to make sure they cited the speeding occuring on the correct type of road. (state, county, municipal, federal) Statutes vary and citing the wrong statute can void the citation.

you 25/35/30 argument is a tad dated. Its right there with the old spedometer argument.

[Old Professer]

Wrong; any admission in court of excess speed gets you a guilty verdict.