Did you get a Desk Appearance Ticket in Brooklyn?

First of all. What is a Desk Appearance Ticket?

A Desk Appearance Ticket is a document given to you following your arrest that tells you when and where to appear for your arraignment. An arraignment is when you and your lawyer appear before a NYC criminal court judge to face charges that something you did broke the law. At the arraignment, you can plead guilty or not guilty. If you plead guilty, you may be immediately sentenced and the guilty plea could give you a permanent criminal record. Sentencing is, generally, when you are punished and punishments range and vary depending on the seriousness of the offense, the opinion the prosecutor or judge has about you or your case, and the forms of punishment allowed by law. Most misdemeanors carry up to a year in jail and felonies can be punished by a sentence of over a year in jail.

Brooklyn (Kings County) Desk Appearance Tickets 

In Brooklyn, desk appearance tickets are handled at the Kings County Criminal Court located at 120 Schermerhorn Street. They are prosecuted by an attorney from the Kings County District Attorney's Office.

How we can help.

Lance Fletcher, a former NYC prosecutor, routinely defends Brooklyn Desk Appearance Tickets at the Brooklyn Criminal Court. By contacting us for a consultation, Lance Fletcher can go over important issues in your case to uncover defenses that could avoid a criminal record and avoid jail.

• What really happened according to you
• Whether the police made mistakes that could help your case
• Ways to argue that you deserve a way out of this with no record
• Defenses or other ways to dismiss or lessen the charges

If you or a loved one was arrested and given a Brooklyn Desk Appearance Ticket, it is important to contact us, if possible, before your court date to discuss your rights and ways to defend your case in court on the court date. Lance Fletcher also handles desk appearance tickets in all boroughs of New York City.