Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

In California, can a judge revoke bond and remand a defendant into custody because the defendant arrived 6 minutes late to court? The defendant arrived 5 minutes late due to an extremely long long in front of court house while waiting to pass through the courts security metal detector. Defendant had arrived at all prior court dates on time.The judge set his bail at :No Bail".


Asked on 11/06/10, 10:39 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

When a defendant fails to appear, the trial court normally issues a warrant, but if the defendant appears a few minutes late, the standard practice is to recall the warrant and hold the hearing or continue the hearing. It is hard for me to believe that you were only five (5) minutes late.

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Answered on 11/12/10, 8:27 am
Lawrence Wolf Law Offices of Lawrence Wolf

Short answer is yes, but your attorney should have been able to reverse it

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Answered on 11/12/10, 9:59 am


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