Post: due process violation
Posted by peggy on 9/27/05
My sister was giving a citation to go to court for her dog being at large. She then went to court and the Judge said the city was dropping charges at this time due to lack of evidence but that they could come back and bring her back to court after they over looked the evidence. My sister told the judge to please let her know because she was planning on moving and didn't want a warrant for her arrest after she moved so she made sure she gave the judge updated information on were she lived and the judge promised her that he would contact her if they decided to take her back to court. And now I recieved a phone call at my work telling me that my sister had a bench warrant for her arrest and that she was gonna need 500 dollars or she was going to jail so I immediately called my sister at work to let her know. We were in shock that she wasn't even served paper telling her that she was being charged. When she went to the jail they let her gone on O.R but I believe she should of been served papers to go to court then if she didn't appear in court then a warrant would be issued also I have never seen a warrant signed by a officer and not by a Judge or D.A and whats so sad its the same officer that likes to harrassa our family over and over again
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