Theft of services (nightclub) warrant dismissed in Manhattan
2019
Lance’s client had been
arrested years prior in a Manhattan nightclub for refusing to pay a large tab for
alcohol and food that was run up by a large group of our client’s
friends. Our client was
arrested and given a desk appearance ticket for theft of services, pl 165.15, and
released. Our client, who was visiting New York City at the time, never
came back for the arraignment which was the court date listed on the desk
appearance ticket. Years went by but when our client’s employer
confronted our client about it, our client
contacted us for help. We were able to get the warrant cleared and we reached a deal
to have the underlying case dismissed and sealed as long as our client
promised to not get
arrested in New York for six months. We accepted this deal in our client’s
absence because our client was not able to travel to New York for the
final court date.