Yeah.Robbwilder;3134370; said:
I've been told by three people to not go to court, like thats gonna make things better?
All I can do is go and see what happens.
Bench Warrant?
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I've been told by three people to not go to court, like thats gonna make things better?
All I can do is go and see what happens.
Robbwilder;3134370; said:
Actually a bench warrant gives the the authority to come and get you. The whole point of a bench warrant is to bring you before the judge.
Not showing up for your court date is considered contempt of court.
Since you are a minor and have a valid excuse, I don't think they'll be to hard on you for it. But I'm sure they'll want to know why no one tried to contact them.
definitely go to court asap and just talk to a judge and let him know what happened. honestly i believe it depends on the judge because some are more strict than others. I had a bench warrant for a year without me even knowing. I called the dmv to renew my license and they said i had a warrant for my arrest so i had to go to court and deal with it. fortunately my crime was merely driving without headlights on in a 2pm drizzle. anyways i went to court and told the judge what happened and that was that. i paid a ten dollar fine and my warrant was gone.
missing the court date is more serious than the charges by the sounds of it. contact whoever you can and be sure to reschedule a court date. If you have a parole officer or a bondsman, be sure to let them know. You need to let anyone and everyone involved in this know. bench warrant is no joke. you can get picked up just for that
RyanS;3134621; said:
Actually, I called the court at 7:30AM and told them I could not make it due to my illness. Court started at 8:30AM. I was at the Hospital From 9:50AM to 11:30AM. But the judge denied a continuation and set the warrant.
I've got proof where I was though, and why I wasnt at court.
I'm stressed out about it but its gotta be done.
Thanks for the information everyone, it's helped.
It's re-schedule for tomorrow morning. I'll be one of the last people as I'm an add-on to the docket though.swede;3134645; said:
Update,
It's all good
I do have to go back next week with my grades and stuff but they'll be good.
As Ice Cub would say, Today was a good day, didn't even have to my AK!
It's all good
I do have to go back next week with my grades and stuff but they'll be good.
As Ice Cub would say, Today was a good day, didn't even have to my AK!
