Yesterday I payed bail for three warrants for minor offenses. My court date is on June 1st 2015. What will happen in court?

You will be advised of the charges against you and asked if you are going to retain an attorney. The bail you paid is posted to make sure that you appear in court when you are supposed to be there. If you tell the court that you need time to get an attorney they will give you additional time. Although these seem like relatively minor violations you should speak with an attorney to see what you are facing. Sometimes a relatively minor thing can be more serious depending upon a prior record or prior driving violations. You should speak to an attorney about what your unique circumstances may be. Many attorneys offer free consultations. Good luck.

Something will happen, but you will have to wait to find out. If you are concerned about what could happen you should take a lawyer with you for protection. Now, if you asked what could happen, the answer would be whatever is allowable under the offenses charged.

Most likely, you will be read the charges against you and your rights. You can then determine if you want an attorney or want to speak to the prosecutor directly in an attempt to resolve the matter. The bail will remain until the matter is resolved.

More information is needed on the traffic ticket. if yo ran from the police in the car it can be serious. You will be asked to plea Guilty or not guilty. They ask if yo want an attorney. If you cannot afford one and it is a serious ticket they will allow yo to apply for the PD. Call around and let the attorney know the charges and a better answer will be possible.

see http://criminalarticle.blogspot.com/2015/05/what-happens-in-typical-nj-municipal.html What happens in the typical NJ Municipal Court criminal and Traffic Ticket case in NJ? After you have retained [paid] the attorney, your attorney will prepare a letter of representation to the court and a demand for discovery to the Prosecutor. After you have retained [paid] your attorney, call the court, plead not guilty and give the court the name of your attorney and confirm the address they have for you is correct. The date on the initial complaint or ticket is the first appearance date. If you hire and attorney and a letter of rep is sent, you do not need to appear for the first appearance/ arraignment. If you will be taking a vacation or business trip during the next two months, advise the court and provide them with written details of the trip. The court does not accept email. All communications are hard copy via US Mail. In traffic matters, we highly recommend you contact DMV, now Motor Vehicle Commission, and obtain a driver's license abstract. 888-486-3339 or 609-292-6500. This will help you when we go to court. The court schedule a hearing date and will mail a computer notice to you and your attorney. Our law office will mail a letter to our clients to remind them of the hearing date. You are reminded that every time you go to Court or come to our office, you should bring your entire file with all documents and letters you have, plus everything received from our office, the Court, police, or DMV/MVC applicable to your case. We as your attorney may file certain motions applicable to your case. We will mail you copies. Police Records/ Discovery When we receive police reports, we copy and mail to clients. For State Police sometimes this takes 5 weeks. Please read the police records, which are called Discovery from the Prosecutor. Please write down any inaccurate statements or comments and mail them back to me. Please reference the page and paragraph of the inaccurate details. Do not call the office to indicate the inaccurate details. Keep the portions of Discovery that are correct. If you plead guilty or are found guilty, the judge at the time of sentencing always has several options including but not limited to jail, probation, community service, restitution and substance abuse counseling. Please prepare and mail to my office a list of 15 reasons why the judge should not impose the maximum penalties or fines within 10 days of receiving this letter. The judge will also review any letters or documents that are submitted to the Court on your behalf. For clients that have multiple prior violations, we recommend very strongly that you obtain letters from relatives or other individuals who know you who would be willing to write to the Court to indicate that there should not be incarceration. These letters should set forth favorable aspects regarding your life and your future. They should point out some of the good traits that you possess. They should also feel free to put any other reasons why the Court should impose the minimum penalties. Bring these letters to the court. These letters are for your benefit and these instructions should be followed. If the Court is going to suspend your driver's license, you should get a ride to court since the judge will confiscate your license. Most Judges will no longer issue a temporary license to drive home and require you to surrender your license to the court. Obtain alternate ID. If you have any questions, please contact my office. We recommend to clients that have alcohol or drug charges to obtain Substance Abuse Treatment and attend AA or related meetings. You should keep a detailed record of every event and meeting you attend and try to obtain proof of this attendance. Make two (2) photocopies of this documentation and bring it to court with you to give to the Prosecutor and Judge. As always, be sure to bring your entire file with you any time you come to court