Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Arrest Warrant?

I was living in a hotel while looking for a house to rent. The Police came to the hotel where they followed a woman upstairs who was there to visit the man in the room right next to me.They were held at gunpoint and searched,believing the woman was delivering drugs to the man. While 2 different rooms downstairs were being searched, they also came to mine saying they had a warrant for my arrest. They did not have the actual warrant nor did they know what the warrant was for.My room was then searched and underneath the mattresses and bed frame the found a zippered bag with cocaine in it that I had never seen before.I was then arrested on sales of a controlled substance and taken to jail.The warrant turned out to be a misd. outdated warrant out of family court.I understand that warrants of that type have a 2 year statue of limitations not to mention....the judge ordered that it be vacated 2 months after it was issued which was approximately 5 years prior to my arrest.

Once in jail, I was told I would see a judge within 3 days(72 hrs.),however, I didnt see one for 5 days and the judge dismissed the case re the warrant and ordered my case off calender.I thought they should have let me go after the 3 days was up.Was any of this legal

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