good luck Jug with the fines. If you can't afford the lawyer most library's have the majority of law books up to date in most cities. If you can cite certain laws and rights that were violated by the police officer 9/10 they(judges) throw the whole thing out of court. As ODB pointed out as well "if the cop even shows up" if he doesnt basically your word counts for twice as much as any cop who doesnt show up.