Commerce, GA Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

First of all, once an arrest is made, the victim becomes a witness for the State. The State brings the charges after an arrest. Your grandson needs to retain legal representation. An experienced attorney can advise your son on how to proceed. Additionally, the attorney can make the appropriate motions to have the charges dismissed at the proper time.

They can stop him and detain him briefly and even ask him questions. He is under no obligation to answer those questions, especially incriminating ones. If he had given any incriminating statements, an attorney could have argued he was in police custody or not free to leave and therefore he should have been given Miranda warnings. That could be used to suppress any incriminating statements that he gave or any evidence that was obtained from those incriminating statements in violation of Miranda. Fingerprinting usually only occurs and should only occur upon arrest. Perhaps he should speak to a criminal defense attorney in the area or a civil attorney that handles 1983 police abuse cases to look into the matter further.

Yes, most likely there will be a warrant issued. I the case was not filed by the court date it is possible that no warrant was issued. Check with the court to see what happened on your court date. If a warrant was issued, place yourself on the court calendar (you will be given a future date) to recall the warrant and proceed with the case. On the new date you will need to explain why you missed your first date.