Legal Question in DUI Law in California

Statue of limitation/s

Is there a California statue of limitation regarding arrignment and/or filing charges against arrestee?

Arrested 2001, on the calendar awaiting arrignment, removed before arraignment and transported to another county by county agents to face previous charges. Never returned to orginal county where arrested in order to be arrigned on new charge. Although served eight months in prison, orginal county never brought me back to be arrigned. Now this county (original) has put a warrant out on me. How do I deal with their incompetence from the beginning, 2001?


Asked on 11/30/04, 8:13 pm

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

Re: Statue of limitation/s

Your best approach is to either retain an attorney or have the public defender appointed to represent you. Then discuss the facts of your case with the attorney. Penal code sectin 1381 requires that your case be heard quickly or dismissed. However, you must notify the district attorney in the county in which the charges are pending. The only other approach is denial of due process or your right to a speedy trial.

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Answered on 12/05/04, 2:21 am


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