Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: Warrant for arrest

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Have you asked your daughter why there is a warrant for her arrest and what she has done to resolve the situation? What crime was she charged with, and was she convicted already? Does she care if her kids are taken away? Possibly the warrant can be taken care of without jail time if she takes a lawyer with her to court, but it depends on what crime is involved and what stage of the proceedings the case has reached.

Re: Warrant for arrest

From what you described, criminal liability on your part is not very likely. You were truthful with the officer and did not mislead him in anyway at the time the question was asked. The fact that she resides with you now doesn't likely create problems for you because she is not in the act of fleeing law enforcement in active pursuit.

However, the fact that they actually sent an officer to her home is somewhat concerning. Typically, arrest warrants are not actually served on peoples' homes unless the underlying charges are serious. There can be other reasons, of course.

If you like, you can contact us and we can look up your daughter's case history. We'll tell you what she is facing at no charge.

You can make the decision of whether you would like to hire us to represent her at that time.

Good Luck

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Re: Warrant for arrest

If you can't afford private counsel, contact the Public Defender's office for help. She'll have to turn herself in to the court and begin the normal process of defending against the charges, unless she wants to remain a fugitive risking arrest and transport to court in chains.

Re: Warrant for arrest

The most important thing for you is to convince your daughter to look into and take care of this situation absolutely as soon as possible. She will have much better options if she deals with the problem fast and voluntarily. If she ignores the situation, the warrant will inevitably catch up to her and she will be in a lot more trouble than she is in right now.

Your daughter of course would be a good source of information about what the warrant might be about. A private lawyer could also find that information for you.

Your best bet is to retain a private lawyer to get all the facts and take care of the warrant, possibly even without your daughter's presence in court. This might be possible if the warrant is for a misdemeanor conduct.

Public Defender's Office is an option but they would not do any work prior to your daughter's showing up in court to face the judge in person.

Hope this helps. Feel free to contact my office if you desire additional information.

Jacek W. Lentz, Esq.

310.273.1361

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