Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

bench warrant for failure to pay

The court allowed me to pay my fines etc. for a misd possesion charge in payments. But the court, with no prior notice, and before my first payment was due, added a civil assesment, and sent the case to collections. It was while reviewing my online credit report a week before my first payment was due I noticed the case was already being reported as a delinquent account by the collection agency. Aware of the courts actions I assumed the case was now a collection matter and did'nt make my payment to the court. A couple months later a bench warrant was issued for FTP and I was arrested at my home. The sheriffs dept used this arrest to question me on an unrelated matter which resulted in my being charged and arrested on six felony counts. I immedietley posted bail, and three of the six counts I posted bail on were'nt included on the complaint. I appeared for arraignment as directed on my bail receipt, in east county for the bench warrant and complaint. But the felony complaint was being called for arraignment at the same time at central. My question is, does'nt pc1214.1 make the bench warrant invalid? Could that be why the complaint was called for arrgnmnt dwntn cause the d.a. knew the east cnty bench wrrnt was invalid? Thank U.

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