I was arrested 7 months ago for drunk an...

Asked by the Customer on 11-03-2015 14:44:48
Question posted in the Criminal Law category relating to Gauteng

I was arrested 7 months ago for drunk and driving and resesad on bail.I knew that the court date is in may this year I hand a look at the bail paper now and noticed that I must appear on a saterday in court.Is the courts open on saterdays .Please advise what I must do

Kind regegards

Ben Koch

Message from the Attorney

Posted by Att. Patrick on 11-03-2015 15:44:29
Hi there and thank you for your question,

Court isn't open on a weekend, so unfortunately you won't be able to comply with the paperwork.

Can you please confirm for me, WHAT is the heading on the paperwork that you have. Is it a notice to appear, or a warrant? 

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Message from the Customer

Good day

Is there a way how I can attach a copy of the document and forward it to you

Kind regards

Message from the Customer

It is a notice to appear

Message from the Attorney

Posted by Att. Patrick on 12-03-2015 19:48:51
Hi again,

You have two choices:

1) You can ignore the notice because you can't appear at court when court isn't open;

2) You can go to court in the next few weeks and speak to one of the senior public prosecutors and explain the situation to him/her. He will either make a decision of what you must do, or he will direct you to the prosecutor who has been assigned your case for a decision as to what to do.

If you decide to do nothing, then the next step is that there would be a warrant issued for your arrest, and a police officer will come "wake you up" one morning to take you to court!

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