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Smooth, I've never seen that. Standard operating procedure where I work, for tickets that aren't terribly excessive, is to amend the ticket to an improper muffler (which is a non-moving violation). You end up paying more for the ticket, but don't get the points. And most judges won't drop the ticket (and no judge should drop the ticket) without consulting with the prosecutor anyway. Perhaps the point is, it depends on jurisdiction... But it should be noted that, depending on the ticket, the testimony of the officer is going to be enough to get the proof the court needs.
What I would recommend is that the OP talk to the prosecutor before deciding whether or not to go to trial. If the prosecutor's feeling nice, he'll just drop the charges, and you won't have to go to trial, and prosecutor's are generally a bit less trigger happy than officers (since they tend to know what the law actually is).
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