Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Hello, I have some concerns about my record and needed some advice as what to do. I'm thinking about going to the court tomorrow to speak with a judge about this. I will copy and paste from the online information. This was a long time ago and I'm out of the relationship that this all took place in. The child belonged to my ex as well. I'm unable to get a job ANYWHERE because of this. I have a 7 year old daughter of my own, and I need to be able to take care of my family. Do you have any advice as what I should do to get this off my record, or how to pursue this? I was never served any papers, never went to court, no one has ever said anything to me about this. This appeared on my record after and incident with my ex. And I have been out of this relationship for approximately 2 years now.

Action: EX PARTE HEARING RE: ARREST WARRANT Date: 09/15/2009 Time: 8:31 AM

Division: S24 Hearing Status: DISPOSED

KYLE S BRODIE

CLERK: ADRIENNE BILLINGS

DEFENDANT NOT PRESENT.

CASE CUSTODY - FUGITIVE

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Case MSB905238 Defendant 1888889 MOYER , CHAD BRYAN - Charges

Filed Charges

Count Charge Severity Description Violation Date Plea Status

1 PC M273A(B) M WILLFUL CRUELTY TO CHILD 05/21/2009 N/A ACTIVE


Asked on 8/10/12, 12:21 am

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

You need to get an attorney. You have a warrant out for your arrest.

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Answered on 8/10/12, 10:36 am
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

You don't get to 'talk to the judge' just by walking into court, nor should you try by yourself.

IF you have an outstanding serious felony warrant as it seems, to properly handle it you must turn yourself in to the issuing court, with or without an attorney, and try to negotiate a recall of the warrant and and try to negotiate bail reduction or OR release. You�ll try to negotiate a plea bargain or take to trial the outstanding charge that caused the warrant. On felony charges, the defendant must be personally present at every court hearing and appearance. Unless you're competent to effectively represent yourself in court against a professional prosecutor trying to put you in jail, most people hire an attorney who can.

If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me.

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Answered on 8/10/12, 11:50 am


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