November 22, 2010

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 11:39 am

The defendant, who received an application from the court for issuance of a complaint for violating a 209A restraining order, hired Attorney Topazio. The application alleged that the defendant was accused of telephoning his ex-girlfriend from a blocked telephone number in violation of the order. Attorney Topazio met with the prosecuting detective and learned that in addition to the allegations that there was an outstanding default warrant for his client’s arrest on a second case involving the same victim. Today during the Magistrate’s Hearing, Attorney Topazio requested that the hearing be continued so as to give his client time to appear and recall the outstanding default warrant instead of being taken into custody, and the Magistrate and Detective agreed. Attorney Topazio thereafter appeared with his client and recalled the default warrant and requested that the Court release his client on personal recognizance despite the District Attorney’s request for cash bail. The Court agreed.