Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

what to do now????????

My husband was arrested last Thurs. for an 18 yr. old warrant, POM. Prior to this he was wrongfully arrested for no insurance. Had ins. & attorney took care of it. That�s all he has on his record. I happened to come across his papers from the bail bondsman tonight and noticed he has to appear in court tomorrow @ 8am. We haven�t contacted a lawyer�mainly short on funds also when he was arrested the police dept added two felony charges. Which were later dropped due to the affidavit not being turned in on time? My husband wasn�t aware that the two new charges were dropped when someone came and spoke to him about a PR bond. So when he was asked if he wanted a court appointed attorney he said no. if he had known it was just for the POM warrant he would�ve said yes. My �thoughts� and question(s) are these �can we somehow without a lawyer get this dropped or postponed to a later date so we can get a lawyer. Being the warrant is 18 yrs old I�m wondering if the arresting officer at the time will even show up in court now to testify. We are nervous about walking into court tomorrow w/out an attorney.I need some advice from someone who is experienced and would point us in the right direction�not something you would call mom for right now.LOL


Asked on 5/06/07, 10:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: what to do now????????

If you are still there, your husband needs a continuance to hire a lawyer. Most courts will give him at least 30 days. If he has been in the state during this time, this warrant can get quashed based on the circumstances you have described.

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Answered on 5/07/07, 8:01 am


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