07/17/2026
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผโ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ
Youโve probably seen the bodycam footage by now: Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo gets pulled over for a suspected red light violation on a right turn. He says โIโm Joe Lombardo,โ the officer replies โIโm aware,โ and seconds later itโs โYouโre good to go, sir. Have a nice dayโ. No ticket.
While the internet fights over the politics of that video, letโs talk about the actual ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ of how these specific stops work in Clark Countyโand why that ticket was never going to hold up.
Before he was Governor, Joe Lombardo spent years leading the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. He knows the exact mechanics of a traffic case. He knows that a โfailure to come to a complete stopโ citation on a right-hand turn is notoriously difficult for the State to prove when challenged by a trained eye.
Here is what an experienced traffic attorney looks at in these exact scenarios:
โ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ: These citations almost entirely rely on a split-second, subjective judgment call by an officer from a specific angle.
โ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐: Standard police cruisers rarely capture the exact moment a driver's tires cross the limit line during a right turn. Without undeniable video evidence, the state's case relies entirely on officer recollectionโwhich can be heavily picked apart under cross-examination.
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๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Many rolling-right-turn stops are used as pretexts to investigate drivers further. When an officer realizes there is no underlying issue and the driver knows their rights, writing a weak moving violation that will just get demolished in court simply isn't worth the paperwork.
When the Governor said, "Come on, man," he wasn't just asking for a pass. As a veteran law enforcement professional, he knew that the legal basis for that specific stop didn't pencil out.
But imagine youโre the average driver in Clark County making that exact same right turn. No viral bodycam. No instant recognition. You get the ticket, the points on your license, the insurance hike, and the headache of fighting it in Justice Court.
Thatโs where I come in.
As the ๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐, Iโve spent years fighting these exact types of cases in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, and the other Clark County Justice Courts. I routinely challenge these moving violations by aggressively exposing these evidentiary gaps, questioning the officerโs line of sight, and forcing the state to actually prove its case. Because these tickets are highly defensible when properly litigated, my clients enjoy a very high success rate. (Note: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome).
If you or someone you know just got hit with a traffic ticket that feels like a weak, subjective stop, donโt just pay it and let it wreck your driving record.
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๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ (๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฎ) ๐ต๐ณ๐ฌ-๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ด๐๐.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ. Weโll review your case and fight it the right way.
โ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต ๐ฅ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ฟ., ๐๐๐พ.
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