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OT Lawyers: Subpoena(s)
Posted on 2/22/16 at 8:58 am
Posted on 2/22/16 at 8:58 am
If you're a cooperating witness, does the Court still have to serve you with a subpoena at 6-7am?
Eff drunk drivers, BTW.
Eff drunk drivers, BTW.
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Posted on 2/22/16 at 8:59 am to VetteGuy
Was this from the causeway incident?
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:00 am to VetteGuy
quote:
does the Court still have to serve you with a subpoena at 6-7am?
People are most likely to be home at this time
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:08 am to upgrayedd
This is from my daughter getting hit by a DD previously.
Mine hasn't been sent for trial yet.
What a damn mess...
Mine hasn't been sent for trial yet.
What a damn mess...
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:08 am to PAGator
Well, yeah.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:11 am to VetteGuy
Were you awakened? Aww
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:12 am to VetteGuy
That would be up to the attorneys. Blame them, but it's pretty reasonable to do so if they want to be certain to get to you.
Kind of a dick move (assuming it's defense doing it), but not unusual
Kind of a dick move (assuming it's defense doing it), but not unusual
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:12 am to VetteGuy
quote:
If you're a cooperating witness, does the Court still have to serve you with a subpoena at 6-7am?
Whoever is serving the subpoenas (usually the sheriff - in some cases city police or marshal) - they hand out a huge stack of those things and the guy sorts them in a way that makes geographic sense. They also try to serve them before 8ish and after 5ish, to maximize the possibility of at least someone being home.
ETA: And as a matter of practice, typically a subpoena is going to be issued for non-party witnesses because in the event of a witness FTA - the attorney who wants to call that witness has an excuse for the judge - "Your honor, we issued a subpoena and the witness chose to ignore it."
If no subpoena, the judge usually cuts that attorney no slack.
This post was edited on 2/22/16 at 9:15 am
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:14 am to Ace Midnight
No, I get that part of it. (earlier, catches people home).
The Court also pays for this, so why do it if I'm gonna show?
The Court also pays for this, so why do it if I'm gonna show?
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:16 am to VetteGuy
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The Court also pays for this, so why do it if I'm gonna show?
What if you don't?
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:19 am to Motorboat
The first time, yeah. 6:15 on a Friday morning. I didn't realize what was going on, I thought something happened to my daughter.
Tore up cars, medical bills, dealing with a-hole insurance companies isn't enough inconvenience from getting hit by drunk drivers?
Tore up cars, medical bills, dealing with a-hole insurance companies isn't enough inconvenience from getting hit by drunk drivers?
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:19 am to Ace Midnight
Oh, I'n gonna. I want to see that little frick.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:22 am to VetteGuy
Is this civil or criminal? I'm guessing criminal from what I've read (thought it was civil at first)
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:22 am to Ace Midnight
For every person who would voluntarily show up without a subpoena there are ten that will say "screw this I don't have to go so I'm not." Hence why you got a subpoena. And as stated deputies serve these early to catch you at home.
It just is what it is.
It just is what it is.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:24 am to PAGator
Criminal.
BR is prosecuting the DD that hit her and I guess St Tammany is gonna prosecute the guy that hit me.
I thought there might be a way to for me say, "Look, I'll be there" or whatever, but maybe not.
BR is prosecuting the DD that hit her and I guess St Tammany is gonna prosecute the guy that hit me.
I thought there might be a way to for me say, "Look, I'll be there" or whatever, but maybe not.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:25 am to Pax Regis
quote:
It just is what it is.
Seemingly.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:26 am to VetteGuy
Best wishes to you and your daughter 
Yeah, it doesn't make as much sense then, since they have your contact info. But like someone said, it's almost like mail delivery in a city the size of Baton Rouge. You can't really control when it's served
Yeah, it doesn't make as much sense then, since they have your contact info. But like someone said, it's almost like mail delivery in a city the size of Baton Rouge. You can't really control when it's served
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:35 am to VetteGuy
Do you live >25 miles from the courthouse?
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:36 am to tigersfirst
No.
Posted on 2/22/16 at 9:38 am to tigersfirst
Even if you are a cooperative witness, shite happens. You could blow a tire on the way to the courthouse...your cousin could die.....all kinds of reasons that you could be unable to make court. If there is a subpoena, then the attorney basically gets a continuance if you don't show up. So, to be safe, most lawyers subpoena all witnesses to trial. (And the lawyers don't control when the sheriff decides to serve subpoenas. I suspect that he got there at 7 a.m. because he knew you'd be home and not ducking service.)
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