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moleculo wrote:
Just because one gets arrested and locked up doesn't necessarily mean it is valid. And bail is for AFTER you've been incarcerated. Not before.
moleculo wrote:
I was in no way saying not to take it seriously, I'm saying make sure everything is procedurally correct. Although, I can't say what the issue was in your friend's situation, I do know that more often than not, something has been wrong and the arrest was false, and without the necessary "sworn & signed" complaint.I personally know someone that had the same DA tactic pulled on them so they could file charges. I won't get into what the charges were for. He got a letter worded similarly, although in his case it didn't even say what the complaint was for (he had a suspicion already). When he got there, they informed him with what he was charged with and he spent a night in jail before he could make bail.
This letter isn't a joke and they will charge you when you go down there. If you don't show, there will likely be a warrant for your arrest. Get a lawyer; make sure he goes with you. The DAdoesn't file charges unless they think they can win in court based on the evidence they already have. Perhaps you have been under observation for some time and didn't know it. Take a lawyer. Good luck and let us know what happens.
Just because one gets arrested and locked up doesn't necessarily mean it is valid. And bail is for AFTER you've been incarcerated. Not before.