alteredmemory
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Texas
Hello, I'm 17 years old. In November I was arrest for possession of marijuana under 2oz. (I had no prior arrests) and after going to county over night I posted bail (300$). I was then ordered to appear at the county court house in order to get a future court date. I consulted with an attorney (he was a family friend and offered his services to me at a reduced rate, very nice guy overall), complied, and was given a court date for my arraignment/pre-trial. When given the court date I was told it would be the 4th of January (today). However, it seems that I don't have a very discerning eye, because if I had looked a bit more carefully at the date I would have noticed the month was December. How in the world this happened is beyond me, especially since I looked over the document detailing my court date on more than one occasion (and no, I was not stoned). On top of this, I was going to court in order to reschedule the pre-trial, since my attorney was out of town. After waiting patiently for 3 hours I realized the court I was assigned to was not going to open, so I looked over my papers very methodically and discovered, to my surprise, that I had the wrong date. So I called my attorney's secretary and she told me to stop by. When I did she looked up my file and confirmed that I had indeed misread/heard the date. However, she also told me that at the moment, I did not have a warrant for my arrest (but that it might be processing). Eventually I talked with my attorney over the phone and he told me to wait until he returned on Monday before taking any course of action...
So I'm wondering, what effect do you think this might have on my case? My attorney had previously told me it was very likely that I would be given the option of PTD, or pre-trial diversion, essentially dismissing the case upon completion of the program. But after this? And what do you think he will have me do, in respect to having missed my court date? He mentioned we would probably negotiate my surrender in order to avoid arrest, but he said he was not sure. In passing he also said it was very odd that even after a month there was no warrant, even with the Holidays and processing time. He was conducting private matters at the time, so he was not able to elaborate further. I'm worried what might happen in the 3 days till he returns. Additionally, does this mean I will lose all my bond money??? And when would it have been returned to me anyways?
Thank you for any help or replies.
Hello, I'm 17 years old. In November I was arrest for possession of marijuana under 2oz. (I had no prior arrests) and after going to county over night I posted bail (300$). I was then ordered to appear at the county court house in order to get a future court date. I consulted with an attorney (he was a family friend and offered his services to me at a reduced rate, very nice guy overall), complied, and was given a court date for my arraignment/pre-trial. When given the court date I was told it would be the 4th of January (today). However, it seems that I don't have a very discerning eye, because if I had looked a bit more carefully at the date I would have noticed the month was December. How in the world this happened is beyond me, especially since I looked over the document detailing my court date on more than one occasion (and no, I was not stoned). On top of this, I was going to court in order to reschedule the pre-trial, since my attorney was out of town. After waiting patiently for 3 hours I realized the court I was assigned to was not going to open, so I looked over my papers very methodically and discovered, to my surprise, that I had the wrong date. So I called my attorney's secretary and she told me to stop by. When I did she looked up my file and confirmed that I had indeed misread/heard the date. However, she also told me that at the moment, I did not have a warrant for my arrest (but that it might be processing). Eventually I talked with my attorney over the phone and he told me to wait until he returned on Monday before taking any course of action...
So I'm wondering, what effect do you think this might have on my case? My attorney had previously told me it was very likely that I would be given the option of PTD, or pre-trial diversion, essentially dismissing the case upon completion of the program. But after this? And what do you think he will have me do, in respect to having missed my court date? He mentioned we would probably negotiate my surrender in order to avoid arrest, but he said he was not sure. In passing he also said it was very odd that even after a month there was no warrant, even with the Holidays and processing time. He was conducting private matters at the time, so he was not able to elaborate further. I'm worried what might happen in the 3 days till he returns. Additionally, does this mean I will lose all my bond money??? And when would it have been returned to me anyways?
Thank you for any help or replies.