if i dont have my attorney cant make it to my pretrial what will happen?
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if i dont have my attorney cant make it to my pretrial what will happen?
i was charged with misdemeanor 1 domestic violence i have pretrial on the 16 im out on bail currently. My attorney submitted a continuance on june 9th to move the pretrial to the 23rd because he has a murder trial all next week the court i am going to only sees cases tuesdays and thursdays the judge has not reviewed the continuance yet and he will only be in next tuesday the same day as my pretrial he gets in at 8 30 my case is at 1230 what if i dont have my attorney present what will happen
Asked on June 13, 2009 under Criminal Law, Ohio
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
Your attorney is "actually engaged" on the 16th so he/she submitted a request for a new date. Although the court will only read it the day of the appearance you should be fine. The court should not penalize you because your attorney is before another Judge on another matter and will most likely adjourn the matter to a convenient date for all. You should consider going earlier that 12:30 that day and speak with the Court personnel about the adjournment.
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. Once a lawyer enters an appearance for a client, they are involvd in the case and the court, including the judge, is understanding about attorneys and their busy schedules. If for whatever reason your lawyer believes they will be late they usually call and let the court know. Judges are generally sympathetic to schedules and if you atty fails to show up, they will make a phone call to the lawyer. You will not suffer prejudice in your case if the lawyer doesnt show up. Rather, the court will look down upon him, not you. The case, at the very worse, will be continued to another date if your att fails to show up. Its frustrating, but thats usually what happens.
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