Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? Does Anyone Really Care?

Filed under Criminal defense on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:34 +0000

What a perfect end to the day today. I hollered a judge's assistant to ask about his procedure at arraignments. "Don't concern, she said. "I've only old hat here 4 months."

The day began with 2 detectives at my client's door. They had a pick-up plan for him. Said he miscarryed to appear in court at his trial. Problem was I was at his trial, the prosecutor told me she was dismissing the case, and the judge told me I and my client could leave. After I left, the prosecutor forgot to impart the dismissal, the judge forgot he told me I could leave, and issued the arrest warrant for my client. After I begged and convinced the detectives not to take my client to jail, I went to court and listened to a new prosecutor command me "I don't be acquainted why you would have out told the case would be dismissed." Two hours after a senior prosecutor set up notes from the crude prosecutor reflecting that the case was to be dismissed.

A few weeks ago I was on vacation and sent addition lawyer to court to accept a diversionary curriculum for my client. I didn't give him the emails and faxes evidencing that I had already accepted the diversion bulletin, seeing I didn't reckon the "supplementary" prosecutor in court to deny that I ever accepted diversion and seek an arrest warrant for my client.

And that is the last few weeks.

Is it summer, laziness, little of both, or a trend?

I'll recite you what, it's number damn annoying. I never need to have a rule consonant civil lawyers where something is based on anyone's word, rather "confirmatory letters," but I'll announce you what, it looks according to we may be headed that way.

Sad.

Brian Tannebaum is a criminal defense attorney in Miami, Florida practicing in state and federal court. To improve mind more about Brian and his firm, Tannebaum Weiss, please browse www.tannebaumweiss.com