Can a lawyer represent you in court and have you sentenced without you there?
Here it the problem. I am in NJ and have to be in court in FL. I do not have means to travel there at the moment. Can I hire a lawyer to represent me in court and change my plea to no content? After that he would have to hear my sentence and that would be all.
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By: Private A
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May 11th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Some things can be done without the defendant present, but this isn’t one of them. The court in FL will just issue a warrant for your arrest.
May 15th, 2009 at 8:18 am
The one who forced this by not guilty.
An order to appear in court sounds like you are under an order to appear in.