in 2005 i made a prank phone call and the girl ended up pressing charges on me and accusing me of threatening her. i went to court on the charge of aggrivated harassment and the DA told me the prosecuter agreed for me to only be given an ACD and 10 hours of community service. i was never convicted or found guilty of anything, never needed a lawyer, etc. for personal reasons i was unable to complete the service and had to go back to court, the ACD was reinstated and 20 hours of service was issued. i was in school full time and working part time and had no time to complete the service and then i missed my court date, and now have a bench warrant for failure to appear. im wondering if the issuance of the warrant makes me now guilty of the crime i was originally basically dismissed of? if that makes any sense.. also can i fly state to state with a bench warrant for failure to appear?
2007-03-11 15:41:54 · 4 answers · asked by jess n 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Wow, talk about a little thing getting big. You likely entered a plea of no contest when you entered into a plea deal with the prosecutor which was the community service. The warrant has been given out because you are in violation of a court order or probation. You could probably fly from state to state but anybody with notice of the warrant can arrest you at anytime. Your best bet is taking care of this. Call the State attorney on your case and tell him you want to do what's right and want to voluntarily surrender and get back on track with the original deal. He should let this slide. Your other option is to go to the PD's (public deffender's) office and get representation before proceeding. I would go with the second option -but either way you gotta get this taken care of. Wow- dude for a prank call? That sucks.
2007-03-11 15:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-10 03:43:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The charges weren't originally dismissed.
You were given the opportunity to have the charges expunged from your record if you completed the terms of the sentence.
By failing to complete the terms, and by missing your court date, you threw away that opportunity.
2007-03-11 15:47:36 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think the bench warrant just accuses you of violating a court order.
2007-03-11 15:47:25 · answer #4 · answered by Kerry R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋