I was recently arrested on an outstanding warrant but the charges were later droppedwhat are my rights?
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I was recently arrested on an outstanding warrant but the charges were later droppedwhat are my rights?
I was recently arrested on an outstanding warrant from 2009 that I was unaware of. After being booked and photographed but not fingerprinted, I was released due to failure of the courts not “pulling” the warrant subsequently after the charges were dropped. I now have documentation of the above. In this county everyone arrested has their picture printed in the local newspaper and so of course this has caused public humiliation to me. Do I have the right to contact the sheriff’s office and local newspaper to print a retraction seeing as if it was the courts fault to pull the warrant? I have the corrected paperwork from the courts but would I also need to contact them? The former probation officer and court rep were nice and promptly responded to the situation and provided the info immediately needed to be released to the sheriffs office however I was still booked which I’m assuming is proper procedure once in custody. Is expungement also an option?
Asked on September 3, 2012 under Personal Injury, Georgia
Answers:
FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Expungement only happens with respect to a situation where one has been convicted of a crime which does not apply to your matter. As to what your civil recourse may be, I suggest that you consult with an attorney that practices law in the area of personal injury with respect to governmental entity work to see what legal recourse you may have to remedy the humiliation you suffered due to error by a county employee.
I would request a retraction from the newspaper. You have no further court matters concerning the outstanding warrant matter that was managed to be recalled.
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