Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

dui, suspended license, hit and run, and failure to appear

brother was picked up for dui, hit and run, driving w/supsended license. He bonded out, but failed to appear. He is now back in jail. I went to see him tonight and was told I could not. I overheard a guard talking about him being in emergency room. I called around and found that he is in a local hospital. Not sure why (and nobody will tell me), but suspect he is detoxing from alcohol. He will be arraigned on feb 12, but is a hard-core alcoholic. I am the only family in the state of FL and am 2 hours away. What do I do? He is sick and needs help, but it would probably be against his free will. Any advice would be really helpful. He is a college educated 40'ish man who has lost everything, including his job. I am afraid to bond him out again since he did not appear the last time. I am also afraid of leaving him in while he has medical issues. Help please!


Asked on 2/04/07, 12:32 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Valerie Masters Valerie Masters, P.A.

Re: dui, suspended license, hit and run, and failure to appear

I would hire him a lawyer. Pls call if I can help.

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Answered on 2/04/07, 12:21 pm
Scott Cupp Law Office of Scott H. Cupp, LLC

Re: dui, suspended license, hit and run, and failure to appear

There are a couple ways to go. One is using the charges pending against him and getting the Court to sentence to an inpatient treatment facility. He gets day-for-day jail credit. The other is to pursue involuntary commitment under the mental health statutes.

What county is this? I can quote you a fee to represent him if you want.

Scott H. Cupp

Law Office of Scott H. Cupp, LLC

West Palm Beach, Fl

"Handling criminal cases across Florida for over 20 years"

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Answered on 2/04/07, 7:43 am


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