Q: I missed a court date and now I have a capias and a $10,000 bond and EMU hanging over my head. How can I avoid the EMU?
In April I was charged with violating a CPO after having to vacate my house.( wife and I are divorcing). I went to court date in May and the case was continued due to Covid19. The new court date was sent to my house which I dont have access to and I failed to appear at the arraignment. I looked for the court date online and saw that a capias was issued July1st and $10,000 bond and EMU.
I am essentially homeless since being ordered to vacate my house. I have no home to be confined to and being on EMU would most likely get me fired from my job.
A: There’s no guarantee. You’ll just have to ask your lawyer and request the court drop the monitoring requirement and tell the judge why that would be a good idea. Some judges are flexible, others are not.
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