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car accident involvement
my husband was involved in a car accident…. came home wrote a note to the owner and returned and left it on the car. he received a misdemeanor citation for failure to notify law enforcement. however we ordered a copy of the police report and the police report stated it as a hit and run. will he be prosecuted on the entirity of the situation or only the citation which states failure to notify law enforcement? when going to his pretrial hearing should he have an attorney or can hear his plea bargain and then decide if one is necessary?
Asked on June 16, 2009 under Accident Law, Idaho
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J.M.A., Member in Good Standing of the Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
I am a lawyer in CT and practice in this area. I do not suggest going to court without the lawyer to see what the deal will be. The reason is that the state's atty will make a note in the file as to the offer. Then, if a lawyer gets involved, the state's atty will look at the note and say that the offer was already made and stick with that offer. it is very uncommon that the state's atty will negotiate now that you subsequently hired a lawyer. You want to go into court with your best foot forward the first time- perception is everything! State's attys have too many files to be negotitating on each one. dont make the mistake that most people make.
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