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kobewankenobi66 said:
I appear in court today and they are saying that the case actually should have been classified as a MISDEMEANOR but then ended up knocking it down to a traffic violation anyways. it was quite a rollercoaster, as I had no idea that misdemeanor was even on the table to begin with.
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This is the reason for the court system. What it should have been classified as (or even was initially) does not matter. It only matters what you were convicted of. If you were never convicted of a misdemeanor and got the traffic violation instead, you never got a misdemeanor.

AMCAS specifically says:
"Have you ever been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a Misdemeanor crime, excluding 1) any offense for which you were adjudicated as a juvenile, 2) any convictions which have been expunged or sealed by a court, or 3) any misdemeanor convictions for which any probation has been completed and the case dismissed by the court (in states where applicable)?"
 
Just my experience, I had to report 4 "misdemeanors" for speeding tickets cause they're classified as class c misdemeanors in Texas and I wasn't sure if I had to report them and I still got an MD A and a ton of DO As (along with other red flags like low GPA, academic probation IA) so even if you do end up having to report it there's still a chance!
 
It's a nothingburger here; I would lean towards not reporting it but if you did it's a speeding ticket. Some states (Virginia IIRC) charge speeding tickets as misdemeanors. You might've gotten a speeding ticket that day because of what the cop had for breakfast that morning, or because you drive a Mustang, or a 2004 BMW or Lexus, or just because your car is bright red with lots of mods and draws cop attention...while you could have done the exact same thing in a minivan and been fine.
 
LeaveNoTrace said:
It's a nothingburger here; I would lean towards not reporting it but if you did it's a speeding ticket. Some states (Virginia IIRC) charge speeding tickets as misdemeanors. You might've gotten a speeding ticket that day because of what the cop had for breakfast that morning, or because you drive a Mustang, or a 2004 BMW or Lexus, or just because your car is bright red with lots of mods and draws cop attention...while you could have done the exact same thing in a minivan and been fine.
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Do NOT report a crime you were not convicted of! Innocent unitl proven guilty in a court of law!
 
kobewankenobi66 said:
actually thats interesting - im from VA originally and have 2 speeding tickets from there but they weren't charged as misdemeanors?
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It only qualifies as a misdemeanor in Virginia if it's charged as reckless driving which can be charged if you're going a certain amount over the speed limit or over 80 mph IIRC. For some places this could be as little as 10 mph over in a 70 mph zone.
 
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