Criminal Court Appearance Ticket Defense Lawyer
Criminal Court Appearance Tickets (Summonses) Generally. The NYPD has several options when confronting someone for suspected illegal behavior. Depending on the nature of the law that was broken, they can make an arrest, issue a traffic ticket, or a criminal court appearance ticket.
A criminal court appearance ticket, often called a summons, is a pink colored ticket issued in New York City that charges you with violating a penal law, administrative code, vehicle and traffic law, park rules, or other infraction of the state or local law and which typically requires an appearance in criminal court.
Being issued a criminal court appearance ticket / summons can be frightening because regardless of what you were told by the police officer who gave it to you, it may require more than one trips to court and could carry the risk of a criminal conviction if it charged a misdemeanor. Some tickets can also carry the risk of thousands of dollars of fines. Tickets issued to corporations will also require the corporation to answer by sending an attorney since only an attorney can represent the corporation on a criminal court appearance ticket / summons.
How we can help.
Lance Fletcher, a former Manhattan prosecutor, has successfully defended individuals and corporations charged with a wide range of offenses throughout New York City criminal courthouses including in Manhattan at 1 Center Street and the Midtown Community Court, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx.
We handle Criminal Court Appearance Tickets / Summonses Issued to:
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Individuals
- Reckless driving
- Marijuana
- Weapons
- Disorderly conduct
- Fights
- And other offenses
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Corporations (such as trucking companies)
- Tire, brake, lighting issues
- Reckless driving
- Safety equipment violations
- Tax issues
- And other offenses
If you've received a pink summons / criminal court appearance ticket,contact us today for a case evaluation. We can discuss the circumstances that led up to the police officer issuing it. Depending on your circumstances, it might be possible for us to represent you in court and get the case completely dismissed. We have successfully handled over 1000 criminal cases in New York City Courts and can appear on your behalf even if your court date is rapidly approaching.