Wednesday, August 10, 2011
What happens if a defendant doesn't get "Due Process"?
Ok so my husband Michael went to court on monday and is in a huge legal mess. He was represented by a public defender on 3 open cases. His lawyer never gave us any notices of his hearings during the last two months. Mike's bondmen didn't even know about them. So as a result he had 3 warrants issued for his arrest. So Mike turned himself in because he didn't want his bonds forfeited and he wanted to show the courts that he wasn't running or purposely missing these court dates. About 2 weeks before this mike and I got all the proof showing that his lawyer had missed about 6 court appearances and never mailed any notices along with asking his lawyer to withdrawal counsel. He never did so when mike went to court on monday his lawyer still had not filed the withdrawal and didn't bother showing up for that hearing either! As a result the JUDGE fired his lawyer and said "I'm not sure that this man has received due process". Now is this good news for his cases or does it even make a difference? Can his charges be dismissed because of the way it was handled? I'm waiting for this **** heel lawyer to give the public defender's office mike's files, until then michael is in jail without representation. When we get those files he'll be reassigned a new attorney. What do I have to ask this attorney to file so Michael can be let back out on bond? The bondsman has agreed to continue the bond so what else should I do to make sure Michael gets heard and is treated fairly. I mean his job has agreed to hold his place, he's a head chef at two restaurants, what can I do or say or ask his new lawyer to do to get him out!??
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