Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

You'll have to hire a lawyer or come to California to straighten things out. There is no third option. Good luck.

Warrants won't expire or go away until you appear or a lawyer on your behalf appears to get it recalled. The public defender can't appear, since they don't represent you until and unless the court appoints them.

Sorry.

To handle a warrant, you must turn yourself into the court issuing the warrant, with or without an attorney, and try to negotiate a recall of the warrant and a plea bargain on the �Failure to Appear� charge, negotiate bail or OR, and negotiate any outstanding charges that caused the warrant. Doing so voluntarily will result in a better outcome than being brought in cuffs to court after arrest on the warrant. If this is a felony, the defendant must be personally present at every court hearing and appearance. If this is a misdemeanor, the attorney can appear in court without the defendant being present, and any plea bargain deal could be handled by notarized paperwork. If serious about hiring counsel to help you in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me.

You seem to be charged with the charge of driving with a suspended license and failure to appear in court to address those charges. The warrant will remain until either you or your attorney appear in court to address the case.The attorney may be able to appear without your personal appearance, if the judge has no problem recalling the warrant without your presence. The attorney may need to make 1 or 2 or perhaps 3 appearances, depending on facts I do not have, to resolve the entire matter. You should consult an attorney in or near the area where the case is being heard. I wish you well.. David Wallin