Will I be incarcerated for the remainder of my sentence (99 days {I've already done 81}) if I turn my self in for failure to appear warrant issued in Dec 05? Since Dec I lived in a sober house for 13 months, secured a position as a social worker, volunteer countless hours to community organizations, totally changing my life for the better.
2007-07-09 11:21:18 · 4 answers · asked by Brently Y 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I have done 81 days. I am facing 99 days. The original sentence was 180 days. I appreciate the feedback, I have made travel arrangements to turn myself in. It sucks. I hate that I barely make it from pay check to pay check, so I cannot afford a lawyer, but I make too much money to get some legal assistance. Something is not right here. I make too much money to get medical or dental assistance, but don't have enough to cover the co-pay for my insurance company, who always seem to have an excuse for everything when it comes to me needing something for my health. Tax brackets, income guidelines, affiliated charges, and penalties...... for what? working for a living?
2007-07-16 06:06:02 · update #1
OO why didn't you finish it. They most likely tack another charge exscape and not be able to get privialedges. Not bright by not doing what you had to do. Now would be the time and man up put it in the past and move on.
2007-07-09 11:32:42 · answer #1 · answered by "Priest" 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were released under a circumstance such as good behavior or gain time to the remaining 18 days then you don't have to worry about the end of that sentence. You can be worried about being slapped with a charge for failure to appear to a designated court date. The thing to do is turn yourself in ASAP because the longer you wait the less lenient the judge will be towards sentencing for missing the court date. I mean they may throw it out, but if you wait until next year.....then you're in a **** storm friend. The only case that I think there can be any mention of the sentence is if you were on some sort of probationary status which was not over Dec 05, so you would be in violation of probation and told to serve the remaining time. That changing your life stuff is completely in the hands of the District Attorney who decides whether or not you should even be sent to court again.
2007-07-09 19:04:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the 18 days, it would probably be worth negotiating a surrender and asking for that time to be suspended (added to your probation) rather than having the warrant issued.
2007-07-09 18:48:29 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hire myself an attorney and follow his advise on what to do next. He probably will recommend turning yourself in but with adequate legal representation you probably would get credit for time already served. Good luck.
2007-07-15 19:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by theonlyanswer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋