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Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? Does Anyone Really Care?

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

What a perfect end to the day today. I called a judge's assistant to ask about his procedure at arraignments. "Don't know, she said. "I've only been here 4 months."The day began with 2 detectives at my clients door. They had a pick up order for him. Said he failed to appear in court at his trial. Problem was I was at his trial, the prosecutor told me she was dismissing the case, and the judge told me I and my client could leave. After I left, the prosecutor forgot to announce the dismissal, the judge forgot he told me I could leave, and issued the arrest warrant for my client. After I begged and convinced the detectives not to take my client to jail, I went to court and listened to a new prosecutor tell me "I don't know why you would have been told the case would be dismissed...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on August 13, 2008 (boomark / email).