Brooklyn, NY asked in Criminal Law and Immigration Law for New York

Q: Can I change my court date ?

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A: You or your attorney, in court, could request an "adjournment." You could also request an adjournment for the purpose of securing representation. Whether the court grants the adjournment is within its discretion and the court can consider many factors in making that determination.One consideration will certainly be whether this case has been adjourned in the past.

Another, less formal, option is that you could write a letter to the judge who is deciding the case and ask to have the case rescheduled, or you could write a letter to the court clerk.

Again, there are many factors involved and I do not know the facts here enough to give you reliable advice.

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