Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana

My little brother a disabled Marine corp. veteran and has been diagnosed with PTSD along with other illnesses, he has been a shut in(rarely leaves his home) for almost three years now and resently i discovered he has four minor traffic warrents from four years ago, I wanted to know if there is a a special process he can go threw to clear his warrents, will he need a lawyer, will he be detained, if so with the state put him in a mental institution, i have all of his paper work from his Doctors and psychologist would that make differance, what can i do?


Asked on 3/23/10, 7:59 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Casanave Andrew M. Casanave

If these truly are minor tickets, then nobody probably wants to arrest your brother. They probably really want their fines and court costs at most.

If you feel that you need some help, contact your local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) or Disabled American Veterans (DAV) posts. They might be able to both advocate for your brother (the people I'm about to send you to are mostly politicians) and also assist him with his life.

Do you know where the tickets were issued? If they are from District Court, contact the traffic division of the DA's office for that jurisdiction. If City Court, the city prosecutor's office would handle this. Some small towns handle these matters in "Mayor's Court". In those cases contact the Mayor's office. Explain the situation. Your veterans' advocates might be very helpful because no smart politician wants the veterans opposing him. Chances are a compromise can be negotiated.

If this fails, retain a lawyer.

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Answered on 3/28/10, 9:13 am


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