Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas
Lawyer didn't prevent arrest - why not?
Several months ago, my husband was told by police
that his former employers suspected him of
embezzling. We promptly went lawyer shopping and
settled on a fairly well-known attorney with a high
Martindale rating and good track record. He assured
us that he would be able to handle the case, should my
husband be charged, without my husband having to go
through the usual arrest/bail miseries.
Last week the attorney called and said that my husband
had been indicted, and he had arranged a court date
for the following week. He instructed my husband to
meet him at the court at 11:00am in the morning.
However, less than three hours before his court date,
the Sheriff's department showed up at our house, told
my husband that they had a warrant for his arrest, and
hauled him off in handcuffs. The attorney managed to
have him released on personal recognizance, but the
whole ordeal lasted eight hours.
My question is: if this court date had already been
made less than a week beforehand, why would a
Sheriff's department bother to send out officers and
make an arrest? It sounds like a lack of
communication on somebody's part, but I just can't
figure out whose.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Lawyer didn't prevent arrest - why not?
It sounds like the left hand of law does not know what the right hand is doing. This happens often and I would not blame your lawyer.
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