Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
failure to attend to a subpoena
what would happend if I don't go to court if I recieved a subpoena
4 Answers from Attorneys
Re: failure to attend to a subpoena
Arrest.
Re: failure to attend to a subpoena
You risk being charged with contempt of court and having an arrest warrant issued against you.
That said, if you are subpoenaed as a witness and you got served by mail and not in person, the subpoena might not be valid.
Jacek W. Lentz
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Re: failure to attend to a subpoena
The other attorneys missed a more dire possibility. Assuming that you were properly served, the court could issue a body attachment. That would result in your being taken into custody and being held in custody until your appearance in court has been completed.
Re: failure to attend to a subpoena
You will be held in contempt of court, a misdemeanor under the California penal code. Note however you must have been personally served before it would become binding.
Good luck
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