Guest Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I was arrested over a year ago for two class b misdemeanors and I still have not received a court date...what should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBR Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 i doubt there is -- courts can drag shit out forever -- same as you can with a lawyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycoffey15 Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Spill the beans, what you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I was arrested over a year ago for two class b misdemeanors and I still have not received a court date...what should I do? It's a rare possibility the charges have been dropped. Either way, go to your local court (or the jurisdiction you were arrested in) and make an inquiry, they'll tell you what's up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GripGambler Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 For prosecution, the *statute* of limitations is generally 3 years for a misdemeanor and 6 years for a felony. Misdemeanors vary slightly state to state, and the statute of limitations doesn't apply to heinous, military, international, or lying under oath cases. This time limit is only for setting the first court or hearing date, and the date can be outside the time limit as long as it was set within it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Whats a class b misdemeanor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GripGambler Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Whats a class b misdemeanor? http://goo.gl/LIgZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I did google it, but all i found was what punishments you could recieve, not a definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffWanderer Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 I did google it, but all i found was what punishments you could recieve, not a definition. A misdemeanor is any offence that is considered a lesser crime in a (most) common law systems (opposed to a felony which is the higher crime). In a civil law system they are referred to as a contravention. This means you can driving misdemeanor or a drugs misdemeanor etc etc. It is not a specific offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 "Anything less than the best is a felony" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 "Anything less than the best is a felony" idk whats worse, you quoting vanilla ice or me recognizing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBR Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 idk whats worse, you quoting vanilla ice or me recognizing it. both are pretty sad -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Kicker Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 the burden is on you to follow up on it. you could have a warrant out for your arrest right now, actually, if something got lost in the mail and you missed a court date. i think you should have received something in the mail about it within 3 or 4 months tops, so you really should have already checked up on it before now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 My bondsman would let me know if there's a warrant out plus when they put a warrant out they mail you a notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GripGambler Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 My bondsman would let me know if there's a warrant out plus when they put a warrant out they mail you a notice Warrants can get "lost in the mail", and you are no less responsible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Kicker Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 yeah, if they are mailing things to an old or incorrect address, a warrant notice would probably been sent to the same place that the initial court date papers were sent to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradigm Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 yeah, if they are mailing things to an old or incorrect address, a warrant notice would probably been sent to the same place that the initial court date papers were sent to. had a $10 broken headlight fix it ticket turn into a "failure to appear" and bench warrant once. best to contact the courthouse ASAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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