What should I do if I was in the emergency room on my court date? 17 Answers as of December 09, 2011

Get proof of your emergency room status and bring this to your new court date.

Have your attorney bring the medical papers to court, or bring the papers yourself. Being in the hospital (or in jail) is an acceptable reason to miss court ... as long as you get in to court soon after you are able to do so. Good luck!

You will likely have a bench warrant due to your failure to appear on this case. You need to put yourself on calendar and explain to the judge why you failed to appear. Bring your documents stating that you were in the hospital. This is a very good reason for failing to appear and the judge will likely be less strict.

If you missed a court date because you were in the hospital; you should go to court on the first court day that you are out of the hospital. Bring along some proof you were in the hospital on the date you were to be in court and take in the proof that you completed the requirements of your probation required by that date.

Get a medical report from the hospital and ask them to certify it (if they can). Take it to your lawyer or public defender. They can set a new court date and get the B/W recalled. Good luck.

Have an attorney go to court to recall the warrant without you. That's better than walking into court by yourself and possibly being taken into custody.

You need to appear in court and have the warrant recalled. There are two ways for you to do this and that is either you go to court by yourself or you hire an attorney to do it for you. If you completed everything as ordered by the court then this should not be a problem however, without knowing all the particulars of your case, it is hard to say for sure. Also, you will want to bring verification as to your stay in the hospital on the day you were supposed to appear in court. In any case, I hope this answer was helpful and good luck.

You should hire an attorney to go in right away with any documentary proof. It usually is not a problem, though it can depend on the judge and what the appearance was for and how serious the case is.

Get your medical records that show you were in the hospital/doctor and get an attorney to put the matter on calendar to have the bench warrant set aside.

Need to speak with and hire experienced criminal attorney to have bench warrant recalled and address the court regarding possible probation violation for not appearing in court to show proof of all probation/court conditions have been completed.