Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

after all this time what now?

I had a charge of abuse on a cohabitant over two years ago and my final court date was on july of 05. Before the final court date I told the judge I was moving from lakeport to Los Angeles. He said that was fine as long as I completed all my reguirements. I asked him if I had to appear just to turn in paperwork, he said as long as my attorney received the papers all would be fine. So I moved and fullfilled all of the reguirements and the day before court submitted the paperwork to the public defenders office. Now I go to renew my license and they say there is a FTA and a warrant. I have tried every day for over three weeks to contact the PD. no luck at all. I have even contacted the supervisors , no response. I wrote a letter to the judge no response. Now what the heck do I do? I can't afford to go there in person. No one seems to want to call me back or help me.....


Asked on 7/06/06, 11:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

Re: after all this time what now?

Contact the providers of the programs you were required to complete and get a copy of you certificates of completion. Then you have two options: FIRST hire a private attorney to get your case placed on calendar and present the certificates of completion to the court and explain what happened. SECOND you can go to Lakeport on a Monday and go to court and request that your case be put on calendar. If that does not work then turn yourself in to the sheriff and wait for a court appearance. You could also call the probation department and ask about your options. You may be able to present the information to the probation office and have the matter taken care. Some counties have a program that allows you to self surrender early in the morning and then be taken to court that morning. Most warrants such as this are served when the person is stopped for a minor traffic violation, or is in a vehicle that is stopped for a minor traffic violation. You should act quickly, self surrender rather than an arrest will look better to the court.

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Answered on 7/08/06, 3:02 pm


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