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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Missouri
This is complicated but I will try to summarize.
In Aug. of '06 I received a DWI. I obtained an attorney who was a friend who was more interested in his personal life than attending to my case. It was continued numerous times to the point where it was handed over to Saint Louis Country instead of it's original municipality. I was eventually given a $500 fine, assigned community service, and a 1 year license revocation.
This began a chain of events in my life that spiraled out of control, including finding out about the same time that my wife was cheating and eventually moved out on my daughter and I. I went through a phase of not caring about anything and long story short, I lost my job, never paid my fine, never performed the community service, and have not been able to retain my license. I just completely shut down for over a year. I had a friend check and I know there is a warrant for my arrest, and there has been for quite some time.
Honestly, I'm terrified. I've just gotten an incredible job, I am the sole care provider for my 3 year old daughter who's mother is barely in the picture. I am all she has.
I am certain that there is some sort of jail penalty, possibly up to 30 days or more as a result of my inaction in taking care of my penalties. I am terrified not of actually having to serve time in county jail, but I will most assuredly lose my job (which is a serious, career paving breakthrough job, not some one job to the next thing) for having to spend a month away from it, and I don't even know who could take care of my daughter. My parents are elderly and not in shape for that, and my daughters mother is NOT responsible. I just need to know really, if I obtain a better, more responsible lawyer, if I stand any chance of getting a judge to understand my position and take on other forms of punishment in exchange for jail time. A higher fine, community service in addition to what i was assigned...anything to prevent the loss of my job, and my daughter being without me. I truly am NOT thinking about myself in this issue. I just don't want to leave my little girl in the hands of anyone else for a month AND lose the job I worked so hard to get. Any advice you have would be great.
Trust me, I know I screwed up by ignoring the ruling and I'm not trying to get out of punishment. I just want to know if there is a way to go about having a judge listen to the circumstances I'm facing. I know it's not for me to say or decide, but at this point of trying to clean up my life and get things on track for my daughter....the punishment would be on more than just myself. This job took years to find and losing it would be another tragedy that I just can't stomach. Every court proceeding I've ever been to has been such a cattle call that I just want to know if there is someone I can write to, sit down with, anything!
Thank You!
Jay
Saint Louis, MO.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
This is complicated but I will try to summarize.
In Aug. of '06 I received a DWI. I obtained an attorney who was a friend who was more interested in his personal life than attending to my case. It was continued numerous times to the point where it was handed over to Saint Louis Country instead of it's original municipality. I was eventually given a $500 fine, assigned community service, and a 1 year license revocation.
This began a chain of events in my life that spiraled out of control, including finding out about the same time that my wife was cheating and eventually moved out on my daughter and I. I went through a phase of not caring about anything and long story short, I lost my job, never paid my fine, never performed the community service, and have not been able to retain my license. I just completely shut down for over a year. I had a friend check and I know there is a warrant for my arrest, and there has been for quite some time.
Honestly, I'm terrified. I've just gotten an incredible job, I am the sole care provider for my 3 year old daughter who's mother is barely in the picture. I am all she has.
I am certain that there is some sort of jail penalty, possibly up to 30 days or more as a result of my inaction in taking care of my penalties. I am terrified not of actually having to serve time in county jail, but I will most assuredly lose my job (which is a serious, career paving breakthrough job, not some one job to the next thing) for having to spend a month away from it, and I don't even know who could take care of my daughter. My parents are elderly and not in shape for that, and my daughters mother is NOT responsible. I just need to know really, if I obtain a better, more responsible lawyer, if I stand any chance of getting a judge to understand my position and take on other forms of punishment in exchange for jail time. A higher fine, community service in addition to what i was assigned...anything to prevent the loss of my job, and my daughter being without me. I truly am NOT thinking about myself in this issue. I just don't want to leave my little girl in the hands of anyone else for a month AND lose the job I worked so hard to get. Any advice you have would be great.
Trust me, I know I screwed up by ignoring the ruling and I'm not trying to get out of punishment. I just want to know if there is a way to go about having a judge listen to the circumstances I'm facing. I know it's not for me to say or decide, but at this point of trying to clean up my life and get things on track for my daughter....the punishment would be on more than just myself. This job took years to find and losing it would be another tragedy that I just can't stomach. Every court proceeding I've ever been to has been such a cattle call that I just want to know if there is someone I can write to, sit down with, anything!
Thank You!
Jay
Saint Louis, MO.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
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