July 14, 2009

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 4:11 am

The defendant, a professional person, was accused of larceny by check and charged. The defendant, who was successful in getting his case remanded to a clerk’s hearing, hired counsel to represent him at the clerk’s hearing, but was unsuccessful in resolving the case and had the charges reissued. The defendant fired his attorney and hired Attorney Topazio. Today, Attorney Topazio worked out a settlement with the complainant and her attorney and had the parties sign an accord and satisfaction. Attorney Topazio further had the Court, with the District Attorney’s consent continue the arraignment to a future date so as to give his client time to pay pursuant to the agreement and to avoid an entry on his client’s board of probation record with the agreement to dismiss the case prior to arraignment if his client pays in full prior to the next court date. An entry on a board of probation record would only be made after arraignment.