skipping court date - Page 2

Krazy Hawaiian · 05-11-2006, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JaiBird

Yeah, if arrested in another state for the warrant then shipped out to the arresting state, he gets to meet two bubba's.

Bahahahahahahaha dam double teh fun!!

JaiBird · 05-11-2006, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Krazy Hawaiian

Bahahahahahahaha dam double teh fun!!

Dont think you're talking about the doublemint twins either.

OFFICER737 · 05-11-2006, 11:28 PM

Disorderly conduct??? The max fine is $2500? Screw that just show up and plead guilty and pay the fine and then it's over. Skip it and an FTA warrant will come down and if you get stopped in another state they may extridite you and charge you with FELONY fugitive from justice!!

JaiBird · 05-12-2006, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by bzbatl

Can't you pay a misdemeanor fine in the mail? What the hell do you need to go to court for that charge for?

Tell the lawyer to call the prosecutor and work out a deal.

This was not a misd. traffic offense, he said "his friend" was charged with Disorderly Conduct, it's a must appear in court issue.

medic001918 · 05-12-2006, 04:43 AM

Maybe your "friend" should have thought about that before doing whatever it was that got him arrested for disorderly conduct. It sucks to spend the money on everything, but your "friend" got caught and it's not time to man up and face the music. Others bring up valid points about background checks and missed opportunities. Any police officer that sees that on your record in any state isn't going to be so quick to cut you a break no matter what your contact with him is regarding. It's going to catch up with you eventually. Someone else already mentioned that "Karma is a bitch."
If your "friend" just happens to be your age, then at 27 he should be willing to man up to his charges instead of looking for a way out. Hope once he's married his wife never wants to go to AZ for anything...that could make for an interesting explanation as to why you can't go. I'm sure she'd love the honesty.
Be a man, tell "him" to take care of "his" issues. And if you think they're going to make the warrant disappear, you're sadly mistaken. The statue of limitations has more of an effect on the window of opportunity to be charged with an offense. And that has already happened. The charges just continue to build now. It's really not worth it...
Shane

NCGSXR · 05-12-2006, 08:19 AM

In most states if you skip court date the fine in which you would have to pay just doubled as bail, so your $2500 fine just became $5000 bond.

inaccord · 05-14-2006, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dawson-ZX

just wait for a year and the warrant will be outdated... unless they re-file for another one, you'll be just fine to go back to AZ... (this is how it is in Southern Illinois anyway)

A "friend" got pulled over for speeding (65 in a 50), was 16 at the time, no license, no insurance. Needless to say, he never informed his parents. At the ripe age of 18, he (my "friend") got pulled over for blue neon under his truck. Lo and behold, several warrants popped up (same state-TX, different county). He was arrested, transfered to the county holding the warrants, and booked. A week later and $2300, he recieved a stern lesson to pay for tickets and show up for court.

Take care of it, no matter the cost right now. It will cost your "friend" a lot more later.

The government and the law can not be hid from forever!!! Scary, but true!

malvolio · 05-14-2006, 01:41 PM

besides that being some of the worst advice ever, i suspect that counseling someone to commit a criminal act violates rules of professional conduct for attorneys. get a new lawyer.