...can work. I finally got my fine refunded for a ticket back in January that I fought via trial-by-declaration in April (there's a thread on it somewhere if you look). Took them long enough, but I had a good case against the officer having any formal evidence, and the judge was convinced.
I'm not condoning ticket fighting (or acquiring). But for those that have recieved them (unlawfully or not) and were curious, trial-by-declaration can work (and was free
).
-David