If you have a lawyer the lawyer can appear for you and ask that the judge hold the warrant. This is unusual and not every judge will go for it.

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Replied: 9/27/2011

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For a felony, you will need to be there even if you have an attorney. If it is impossible to be there, I would recommend hiring a private attorney that can help explain your failure to be there in an effort to get some leniency from the Judge. Then show up to recall a bench warrant that may be given as soon as possible.

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Your attorney can request that the current court date be vacated and another court date be scheduled. If you do not have an attorney then you need to contact the court as soon as possible and explain the problem and ask to reschedule the hearing.

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I would suggest you get an attorney who can appear for you and request that the warrant be held for another day or so. Courts can be reluctant to do this- but an attorney might be able to arrange this. You need an attorney to represent for this matter anyway . If all else fails call the court and explain your situation.

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Contact the court clerk immediately and tell them the problem. I would try to make the appearance though at any cost.

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Tell your attorney. In such cases, usually the judge will issue a warrant but hold it until you can get to court. If you don't have an attorney, you need to call the clerk of the court and do the legwork yourself. Volunteer to make a telephonic appearance. Good luck.

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Replied: 9/23/2011

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hire an attorney, if you cant make the court appearance, the attorney can ask the court to staythe arrest warrant to the date you can appear in court.

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You have to hire an attorney to appear on your behalf pursuant to Cal. Pen. Code Section 977 and request the court for continuance. Generally, in felony cases, the accused shall be present in court, unless, with leave of court, the accused executes a written waiver of her/his right to be personally present (in misdemeanor cases, leave of court generally is not required).

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Have an attorney appear and explain it to the judge. Best if he had a letter from you explaining where you are located and lack airfare. Good luck. Most judges are understanding of this UNLESS YOU WERE ON NOTICE FOR A SUFFICIENT PERIOD OF TIME. IF SO, BEND OVER.

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Is this a first appearance? What stage of the proceeding are you in? What court are you in? You must make arrangements with an attorney to make a special appearance for you, but as a felony you are required to be present even with representation, the court will issue the warrant and hopefully hold it until an agreed upon date. If you do not appear a warrant will be issued.

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Nothing you can do. You have to be there. It's a felony, so a lawyer cannot appear without you, and no the date cannot be changed without you being there.

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The easiest thing for you to do, if the charge is a felony is to hire a local attorney. Although attorneys cannot represent cleints without their presence on a felony, an attorney can call your case and ask the court to postpone it for brief periods of time, such as one day usually. Other than that, you can try calling the courthouse clerks and explain the situation to them. they may or may not get a message to the judge to call your case the following day, in some counties. Other counties are very rigid and it is not possible to reach someon. Your best and cheapest option is to hire an attorney.

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