I was not on the doc for my first appearance. I went and asked the court secretary and she said I was not in the cpu that I should talk to the DA
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I was not on the doc for my first appearance. I went and asked the court secretary and she said I was not in the cpu that I should talk to the DA
She said I hadn’t been charged or may have been misplaced. I decided on not talking to the DA because I felt I was incriminating myself if he had misplaced my case. Was this a wrong move???
Asked on April 22, 2009 under Criminal Law, Washington
Answers:
N. K., Member, Iowa and Illinois Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
I would like to believe so, because in the first place, verifying a status should not lead to self-incrimination. But staying blind on the issue is riskier because you might lose sight of the case and of the chance the court is giving you to defend yourself properly. If you have doubts, ask someone or your attorney to check the status for you.
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