November 04, 2011

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 1:38 pm

The client, a 27 year old High School graduate, was initially arrested for possession of a class B substance and released on personal recognizance but failed to return to court when required and as a result was defaulted. The court issued a warrant for the client’s arrest, being that this was the client’s third time defaulting. In fear of being held in custody as a result of the default warrant, the client chose not to go to court on his own but rather in the company of an experienced criminal defense attorney and hired Attorney Topazio. Attorney Topazio realized that his new client had suffered a substance abuse relapse in his fight against addiction and felt that it would be better to help his new client learn the skills to fight his addiction rather than risking that he be held in custody on bail, where he would suffer an involuntary detox. Attorney Topazio provided the names and addresses of both outpatient and inpatient substance programs to his client and helped him enroll in a substance abuse program prior to appearing in court. Today, Attorney Topazio accompanied his client to court to remove the default warrant and to argue for bail. Despite the Commonwealth’s request for detention, Attorney Topazio convinced the court to release his client to a substance abuse program in lieu of holding him on bail.