Denver, CO asked in Criminal Law for Colorado

Q: Missed court 7/27 on 2nd degree assault, warrant issued due to fail to appear, picked up in custody, what to do now?

My husband is an accessory to the crime, we missed court when he was out on bond, HUGH MISTAKE!! Warrant issued and he was picked up as we had no idea we missed a court appearance. He is in custody now and awaiting transport to the Denver jail as we live in Adams county. What are the ramifications of this and is there a possibility that he will get to bond out?

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Tristan Kenyon Schultz
Tristan Kenyon Schultz
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  • Fort Collins, CO
  • Licensed in Colorado

A: He may get a bond, but this partly depends on how angry the DA and judge are about the missed appearance (note: missing a court date angers most DAs and judges). Missing a court date may introduce another change(s). It will impact bonding (ranging from no bond to a significantly increase bond amount). There is a lot of discretion on the part of the DA and judge related to missing court dates. A second decree charge is relatively serious (i.e. a low level felony), so I would expect the penalties to be rather harsh, but not as bad as skipping a 1st degree murder charge. Talk to your criminal defense attorney.

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