Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

When my husband was 20y.o. he went to court in a small county far away from where we live for driving on a suspended license. He was told by the judge to get his license within 30 days and he wouldn't have a fine. My husband got his license in 2 weeks and went on with his life. 15yrs later we have learned that there is a warrant out for his arrest in the same small county because he failed to return to the judge and show him his license and so he was sentenced to 30 days in jail. He did not realize that that was part of his requirements and mistakenly assumed that they would simply 'look it up in the system.' We've been told by cops to simply never go back to that county but this weighs very heavily on my husband who has been nothing but an upstanding citizen since -Civil engineer, head of outreach programs within multiple counties- he worries what if he loses his job how could he get another, he can't get a passport if he wanted one, the embarrassment over it getting pulled up during routine traffic stops, the stress etc. So my question is: Is there anything we can do besides him turning himself in for his sentence!? He's even considered writing the judge but fears reminding him as well (it's a non extradite right now but he could change that!). I know that it is possibly for him to get bailed out if he did turn himself in but I've heard the saying 'easy in not so easy out'...


Asked on 8/01/16, 10:25 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lawrence Lewis Lawrence Lewis, P.C.

15 years later no one will remember what your husband is talking about IF he decides to write. So, he has two choices: (1) wait for police to catch up to him; or (2) retain an attorney and resolve the matter as quickly as possible. Really that simple. See website for info on retaining the right attorney: http://www.lawrencelewispc.com/pages.php?go=pinfo&PID=38

Good luck.

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Answered on 8/01/16, 5:01 pm


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