Q: If i plea by mail,do i go to jail if i plea guilty. im disabled and cant travel from florida to michigan
In order to just pay a fine,do i plea guilty or not guilty even if i paid 300.00 to get out of jail the day it happened.i didnt go back to court because my mom died the following month.the officer claimed he smelled mariquana in truck. got arrested for not having my pills labeled and residue of weed in pill case
A:
Pleas of not guilty in certain misdemeanors, under particular circumstances, are allowed by court rule. A defendant submitting such a plea, however, must be represented by a lawyer. Some judges even allow guilty pleas and sentencings, both, without the need to appear in court. Those cases usually involve the lowest level victimless, non-violent, non-dangerous, non-drug or alcohol, non-larceny type misdemeanors
In contrast, you indicate that you were arrested for possession of marijuana and suspected illegal “pills”. It also appears that you failed to appear for a scheduled court proceeding requiring your presence. It is doubtful, therefore, that the prosecutor and the court would agree to dispose of this matter without your appearance. That said - we recently represented a client residing out-of-state, who was under a warrant for violation of her Michigan probation. After a conference with the Judge, the Prosecutor and the Probation Officer, we were able to resolve the matter without the client’s presence. The violation in that matter, however, involved failure to pay the final installment on the defendant’s court ordered fees and costs.
The good news is that we may be able to resolve your case with no criminal conviction whatsoever.
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