Q: What to expect with 2 out-of-county warrants & no bond holds?
My boyfriend was arrested on two out-of-county warrants for failure to appear at pre-trial for driving while his license was suspended. He was transported for the first warrant, which initially had a no bond hold, and he has a court appearance tomorrow. The public defender mentioned they offered him 10 days and fines paid, and he has already spent 5 days in jail. The defender plans to plea and request his release tomorrow. However, there's a second county where I had originally bonded him out, which also has a no bond hold. Will he likely be granted a bond for the second once he sees a judge, considering the public defender's strategy and the time he has already served?
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A: I would agree with the public defender's strategy of resolving the one case fairly easily. I am assuming the other case is in a different part of Florida. That judge may or may not know what happened with regard to the other warrant. Further, the judge who issued the warrant may or may not be the first appearance judge who would initially see your boyfriend. Fellow judges do not often change bail recommendations on warrants. If it is a driving while license suspended charge, an attorney may be able to get him scheduled for court quickly and work out some kind of plea agreement with the State Attorney's Office. His other strategy would likely be to push for a bond hearing, especially if he has ties to the community where the warrant is.
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