A Police officer will find out today if a court will clear him of making and uttering a false document.

In a hearing over the last two days, Magistrates' Court heard how Anderson Cumberbatch allegedly made a false moving violations ticket in November 2004.

Cumberbatch, who is currently suspended from the service, denies he forged the complainant's signature on the ticket or that he tried to pass off her file as a valid one. The issue began on June 24, 2004 when Jocelyn Powell was involved in a road traffic collision in Hamilton for which she was issued the first of three moving violation tickets on July 1.

When Ms Powell, 24, appeared in court on July 13, 2004, to answer for the ticket her case was not called, however at the end of August she was issued a second ticket as a caution.

In both instances the issuing officer was Cumberbatch who according to Crown counsel Robert Welling, told Ms Powell after giving her the caution not to worry about her case.

However in May 2005, Ms Powell was arrested for not reporting to court for a third ticket that was issued on November 13, 2004.

In his statement to Police, Cumberbatch said he had met with Ms Powell on the day in question for her to sign the third ticket and issued it. Mr. Welling contended in his closing argument yesterday that the ticket was not signed by the complainant and because it was included in her file, which led to her arrest, Cumberbatch is guilty of both making and uttering a false document.

Mr. Welling said: "The evidence so far from Jocelyn Powell, I would suggest to you that she came across as extremely honest and an earnest young lady.

"This document was forged. He wanted those further up the chain to treat that file as a valid file for which the moving violation was a central part."

Defence Lawyer Saul Froomkin, however suggested in his closing argument that Ms Powell had indeed signed the third ticket and no forgery was attempted by Cumberbatch.

"The entire ticket remained on the file - all four parts. That means if he was trying to deceive he would have taken the piece which is the summons.''

On Monday court heard from three witnesses for prosecution including Ms Powell, her father Harry Powell and former Inspector Nicholas Pedro. There was also evidence read into court from Susan MacInnis a handwriting expert.

Yesterday, Cumberbatch decided not to take the stand and Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner adjourned the case until this morning.