How long is too long when waiting for your court date

[brash1064]

My husband has been in jail waiting for his day in court. Eight different dates have been set only to be reset. The first five dates had such titles as check status, disposition settings and etc. The last three dates were for a hearing before the judge and all have come and gone. The hearing was scheduled to present case law to the judge that will prove that my husbands offense should have been classified as a misdemeanor and not a felony. We can't prove this if we never get our day in court. Meanwhile my husband sits in jail under an outrageous bond and his length of time in jail has surpassed the punishment length for a misdemeanor. Our attorney isn't helping to speed this along and most of the time I can't even get him on the phone. What can I do? Who do I need to contact? Please help!!!

 

[lwpat]

Unfortunately this is not uncommon. Your attorney should ask for a bond reduction hearing.