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Blog · October 14, 2014

Jail / Warrant / Missed Court / Missed Court Date / PD / Public Defender / Private Defense Counsel / AVVO / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

Q:   How long will i have to sit in jail if i missed my court date and they issued me a warrant for my arrest?  Ok me and my ex been broke up for almost a year but i forgot to change my address so they sent a letter to the mail about a court date which her mom just told me about it this month i never been in jail and dont have no record at all and im nervous and i have to work and dont wanna loose my job at all.


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Answered . If “i never been in jail and dont have no record at all and im nervous and i have to work and dont wanna loose my job at all” then you’d better hire a skilled and experienced Haines City criminal defense lawyer to start moving Heaven and Earth to get you out… or… you will rot in jail until the PD and the Court get around to dealing with you.

Please do not take this as my being flippant or critical… I’m just telling you how it is. When anyone is standing in your shoes, there is simply no substitute for private criminal defense counsel. No one else in the system (not the Judge, not the prosecutor, not the PD… no one) cares. They have plenty of matters to attend to and yours will pop up in its own time, unless….

Now you know what to do.

I hope that I have been helpful in answering your question.

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Established in 1991, Michael A. Haber, P.A. has an unblemished record of providing creative, effective and zealous representation to clients, primarily in South Florida, on a wide variety of criminal matters ranging from DUI to drug trafficking and from misdemeanors to first degree murder. 

At Michael A. Haber, P.A. “Its all about reasonable doubt”!

Michael A. Haber, Esq. is prepared to speak with you about your case!

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