Will I Go To Jail In Houston, Harris County If I Attend My First Court Date Without A Lawyer?
This is a question I get often by people that call me because they are scared to go to their initial court date without a Houston criminal attorney. I am embarrassed that I live in a county where this is the case. The reality is that a criminal court judge should not revoke a bond and put someone back in jail so long as the accused attends their court setting on time, has not been charged with a new crime since their arrest, and because they cannot afford to hire a criminal lawyer. Nevertheless, most judges will scold the accused for not hiring a lawyer in a timely fashion. Thus, do not let anyone scare you into thinking that if you do not hire a lawyer for your first court date in a criminal case that you will be re-arrested in Harris County, Texas. This is not true for theft, DWI, Assault or any other type of case in Houston.
