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Most recently I had an issue arise with a client concerning a hearing date which was listed on the clerk's docket, but we (the state attorney and myself) had already addressed.
What do you do in this situation if you think your case has been resolved however the court's docket is not reflecting the same?
You contact your attorney. The attorney will likely get in touch with the ASA (assistant state attorney) on the file and will attend the hearing (likely arranging for your lack of presence before the court) and prevent a larger problem from potentially occurring down the road.
Think of the converse scenario: you do nothing about it. What will happen. Perhaps nothing will happen because the judge recalls that your case was disposed of. However, perhaps he or she (through the course of 1000s of names and faces every day) will forget that you were ever there and will issue a bench warrant for your arrest. Perhaps even worse you are charged with violating your probation and put back in jail until such time as the court can sort the issue out.
Better safe than sorry. Call your attorney. If you do not have counsel or have been charged with a criminal matter, contact our offices: The Law Office of Robert J. Lee, P.A. at 305-322-9971.
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