It sounds like you did do what was required of you and I applaud you taking responsibility for your actions and turning your life around. The law is not perfect, although it should be it's not. Have you tried getting something from the judge's office stating that there was a mistake to help you? I would write the judge and explain the details and see if he can help. All judges are not alike and do care and are willing to help. I have found if you are genuine judges will see that and will help when they can. I hope this does not set you back in your recovery.
Thank you so much for your encouragment!
No this was a long time back,thank goodness.To be honest I was so terrified they'd find another 'typo' that I was afraid to go to the courthouse,so I called 1 of the people on my support team from court & they told me the judge would take care of it. That calmed me down,until I received a notice of
another no bail warrant the following week,on the very last charge I had .It was also supposed to have been included in my graduation dismissal.In fact it was a paraphenilia charge I was charged with AFTER I was already in the program of DTC.
I was told that on my prior court check in (to my graduation)the court reporter typed in the date of the 5th of the month for my next court appearance.Which was to be my graduation.But in the busy paperwork, the 10th was accidently typed on my court papers & also my PD's. When I ,nor my PD, failed to appear on the 5th on the following month,Warrants were issued.I had 5 cases all total in the court.-2 were my priors that started me on the probation,(petty thefts) & the 2 charges that got me into the program in DTC were,of course,drug charges,Then when I was 1st in the program the officer who was out to 'help' me,came in & searched & I gave him some of my old para, & I ended up getting charged with it.
Well when someone in the court realized that there was a discrimination on the paperwork court dates,after the 5th,but prior to me going to court on the 10th to graduate,they supposedly dropped the warrants issued. When I came to graduate,nothing was said at all about all of this.
And I was so excited to finally be getting over with everything that I made a big mistake-I didn't listen carefully to the judge's words & make sure each charge was stated & then dismissed.
I just stood there responding, nodding my head looking like a bobble headed, grinning, fool.Little did I realize! LOL! I grabbed the paperwork they gave me, & almost ran out of the courthouse like I was carrying the relay stick from a marathon.
2nd mistake-ALWAYS CHECK YOUR PAPERWORK!
It turned out for some reason,they forgot to revoke the 2 warrants for my 1st 2 charges & the final charge. They only did the 2 that originally put me in that program.
I found that if I was stupid enough to get myself into the courtroom, then I'd better learn the lingo enough to know where my butt was going after the judge talked.
Honestly,I felt it was more of my own lawyer's oversight. The clerks & judges see so many pieces of papers & folders,& granted,so do the PD's,I know,but in a program you have alot of contact with your PD(or at least I did,i.e,so many charges!) & he should of verified that all the cases were dropped.
Well sorry for such a long reply again but I wanted to maybe tell all this so that others who are trying to make it, & have a "typo" happen to then will pay better attention in court & if you do,don't let it discourage you into jumping back into the world you just crawled out of.
And finally-I've been clean,with no relapses, for almost 10 years !
Have a nice day everyone!
Cathy