Q: I have a warrant for a crime I did not commit.
I'm also a survivor of domestic violence is there help for victims of crime charged with a crime
A:
YOU SHOULD EITHER RETAIN A PRIVATE LAWYER OR ASK FOR A PUBLIC DEFENDER............S/HE WILL PROTECT YOU FROM CHARGES ..........
THE DA'S OFFICE HAS A PERSON DEDICATED TO ASSISTING VICTIMS.........
BUT I WOULD WANT CLEARANCE FROM YOUR LAWYER BEFORE YOU TALK TO ANYONE.
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A: Your question raises a number of issues. If a warrant has been issued for your arrest in a new charge, it will remain active until either (1) the warrant is recalled when you go to court for your arraignment, or (2) some jurisdictions allow warrants to be discharged if bail is posted before one is arrested - call a local bond agent to find out if your jurisdiction follows this practice, or (3) you are arrested and booked at the jail. Be sure to go to court on the day of your arraignment to avoid another warrant for failing to appear; however, a private lawyer hired to represent you can appear for you if you have been charged with a crime that permits this. That you may have been a victim in one incident is probably irrelevant to being charged as a perpetrator in another, unless the former was, for example, an act of self-defense, in response to the latter. Good luck!
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