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What To Do if You Have an Arrest Warrant in California

By Neil Shous, Esq.

When prosecutors file criminal charges against someone not already in custody, they take the case to a judge to issue a California arrest warrant. This authorizes the police to apprehend the defendant and detain him/her until arraignment or, if bail is authorized, until bail is posted. If you are aware of having a warrant for your arrest, usually the worst thing you can do is hide out and become a fugitive. In all likelihood, the police will find you and arrest you eventually. If you go ?on the lam? for some period of time, this can make things worse once you do ultimately get arrested. A California criminal defense lawyer can often escort you directly to court and ask that you be arraigned immediately. This means you enter a plea (usually ?not guilty?), a further court date is set, and the judge decides what to do about bail...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on August 07, 2009 (boomark / email).