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missed court day
hi i missed court about 5 months ago,im now worried of the aftermath to be.i had been charged with trespass please give me some advice on how to straighten this issue thats been bugging for the longest.i have no prior criminal record…thanks in advance
Asked on July 2, 2009 under Criminal Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
There's probably a warrant out for your arrest, for failure to appear. I'd recommend that you talk to an attorney, because you're going to want to have defense counsel to deal with all of this.
The first thing will be to get the warrant taken care of, which will almost certainly mean that you will have to post bail, and you'll get a new court date. You're going to have to explain why you missed the first court date, and I'd suggest honestly admitting you messed up over trying to b.s. the court.
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
There's probably a warrant out for your arrest, for failure to appear. I'd recommend that you talk to an attorney, because you're going to want to have defense counsel to deal with all of this.
The first thing will be to get the warrant taken care of, which will almost certainly mean that you will have to post bail, and you'll get a new court date. You're going to have to explain why you missed the first court date, and I'd suggest honestly admitting you messed up over trying to b.s. the court.
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