Here is a list of bad reasons to go to your arraignment without an attorney:
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* Prosecutors will give you worse plea bargains when you have no attorney.
* Judges will issue restraining orders that may bar you from your home or children.
2) You want to save money
* The judge may set bail and you may be taken into custody, causing you to pay for bail
* You may pay more money for bail because there is no attorney to argue for you
3) You just want to get it over with:
* You may be forced to sit in court all day only to be ordered back for another court date.
*Trying to plead guilty to the court will cause you to be on probation longer
True Story
A distraught mother wanted to pay the bail company $10,000 to bail out her son out of jail. Thank God she spoke to me first. I reviewed the allegations with her and visited her son in jail that night. After getting a better picture of the case I told her to not post the bond and wait until the arraignment as I believed it was a misdemeanor charge at best thereby warranting a $2,000 bail. On the day of her son’s arraignment her son was released with no charges being filed. I saved her $10,000!
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