2007-12-19 15:43:33 · 12 answers · asked by kobedabest 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You can avoid going to court, you can just have your lawyer plead you guilty and go straight to jail.
2007-12-19 15:54:06 · answer #1 · answered by Gray Wanderer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. You can say no.
2. The cops will get you to court whether or not you agree to it.
3. With the exception that if you say NO loud enough, often enough, and with weapons drawn, you will go straight to the morgue, do not pass the court, do not collect any time in jail.
IDIOT - of COURSE you have to go to court to answer the charges. In fact, there is precedent that if you don't go to court they can try you in absentia and convict you anyway.
2007-12-19 15:52:44 · answer #2 · answered by The_Doc_Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. It you received a citation (such as a speeding ticket) and all you have to do is pay a fine, then you don't have to go to court unless you decide to plead not guilty. You do have to go to court, though, if you receive a court order. You don't have to speak, if you so wish, but it is usually in your favor to do so (unless of course you are being charged with a crime such as murder). If you are being summoned to court, you can usually skip the whole process by pleading guilty, but you will still have to show up.
So it really comes down to what crime you have committed. If all you have is a fine, then you do not have to go to court. If you are actually being charged for something and receive a court order or summons, then you do have to go to court (or you could end up getting arrested!).
2007-12-19 15:50:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took his question differently,
i think he means........... okay lets say you got pulled over for supicious driver, speeding or a stop sign.
so,.......................his question was
If you got charged for something by the cops do
you have to go to court? Can you say no?
maybe this is what his means
I got a ticket and/or i been charged and have to go to court, , but he decided to charge me for something else i din't do, if i go to court and i see a judge, can i say no to the charges.
i went on because we don't know his situation but i read all the answer and for me it didn't make sense. all you answer that he has a ticket, he has to go to court.....all he's asking is, if i get charge and then i go to court, can i say no to something i didn't do because the officer didn't like me or the way i dreesed, the way i talked to him.
2007-12-19 18:27:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you don't have to voluntarily go to court, but eventually you will get taken there in handcuffs and shackles. If you never appear a bench warrant will be issued, then you will get picked up eventually, put in jail, and have to show.
2007-12-19 15:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by Lawman03 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course you have to go to court. if you don't show up on your court date a bench warrant will be issued for your arrest and then you will be in even more trouble than if you had just shown up for court.
2007-12-19 15:48:41 · answer #6 · answered by Mommy of Lily, Daisy, and Jayson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, no.
Why would any accused criminal go to court if it were not required?
Obviously, you have to go if summoned. If you don't, a warrant will be issued for your arrest.
2007-12-19 15:46:26 · answer #7 · answered by Citicop 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
charged means you have also been summoned to court to answer to the charges...non attendance will result in failure to appear and summary conviction........
2007-12-19 15:54:38 · answer #8 · answered by wrathofkahn03 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you don't have to go. you can wait around till they send a limo for you. and, they'll let you wear a pretty set of crome bracelets. you don't need to pack a bag, they'll take care of your wardrobe, too.
2007-12-19 16:19:20 · answer #9 · answered by gen patton 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! I recommend you just forget about the whole thing. What's the worst that can happen? JAIL!!!!!
2007-12-19 16:01:17 · answer #10 · answered by Glenn T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋