I was arrested along with a friend in the state of Idaho for misdomeanor possession of Marijuana. Both my friend and I were charged with possesion of the same marijuana that was in the car and was not "on" either one of us. My friend admitted at the time that it was his, was found guilty and payed for it. I was offered a fine by the court and my public defender suggested I wait a bit longer and he might be able to get it lowered. I agreed and waited until the last week before my trail and called my PD to tell him that I would accept the offer, pay it and move on. He was on vacation the week before my court date and didn´t get any of the messages I had left for him until after the fact. He called me the next day after my court date and informed me that becuase I had not shown up I now had a warrent. I live in rural California, it's very expensive (and far) for me to go back and forth between home and Boise and I´m not sure how I should proceed. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.
2007-03-23 07:38:24 · 2 answers · asked by bluelighter1 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
if this was me and i knew without question that a warrant had been issued for my arrest , i would go to the police department and turn my self in . inform them that calf has a warrant for your arrest . the court is going to go far easier on you . then if they have to find you ,
2007-03-23 07:48:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you failed to show up at your trial, then that's bad for you.
What you should have done is either show up, or get an attorney to show up for you, and take the offer there.
2007-03-23 07:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋