Legal Question in DUI Law in California
My son has two warrants for his arrest in California. He lives in another state. His warrants are for failure to appear and failure to complete the Prop. 36 program. These wer issued 1-22-1904. He was in prison in another state and filed papers with the CA court to have sentences run concurrently. He was released before documents were filed. Prison officials "lost" his documents and belongings. How can he get this straight. If he returns to CA he will be arresed, lose his job in another state, etc.
2 Answers from Attorneys
It really depends on if the cases are misdeanors or felonies and which judge we are in front of.
An attorney maybe able to appear for him without him needing to appear.
The more paper work you have the better
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The only way to deal with an arrest warrant is to turn yourself into the court, with or without an attorney, and negotiate a plea bargain, or go to trial, on the 'failure to appear' charges of the warrants, and on the outstanding original charges. Doing so voluntarily will result in a better outcome than you being brought in cuffs to court after arrest on the warrant. That can happen if you come in contact with law enforcement anywhere in the US, if CA seeks to extradite you.
In CA on a felony warrant, you must personally be present in court for every hearing and appearance. On a misdemeanor warrant, the attorney can appear without you, and can negotiate a plea bargain on your behalf, or even take the case to trial.
If this is in SoCal courts, and you're serious about getting legal help doing this, feel free to contact me.
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