Also known as a "show cause hearing" a Clerk Magistrate hearing is conducted to determine if there is enough evidence for a criminal complaint to be issued. Even if you have not been arrested you may be mailed a summons to appear at a clerk's hearing. If you have been mailed a summons for a Clerk Magistrate's hearing you MUST appear or a criminal complaint will issue against you.
A Clerk Magistrate's hearing is usually a less formal proceeding, conducted before a clerk rather than a judge. The clerk will consider all of the evidence before him or her and decide whether a criminal complaint should issue. This is your opportunity to present your case. Clerk's hearings are also an opportunity to resolve cases before the criminal complaint issues.
Massachusetts Clerk Magistrate Hearings Attorney
If you are concerned about having a criminal record and you have been summons to a Clerk Magistrates hearing call Keegan Law Offices, P.C. today. They have handled many Clerk Magistrate Hearings in courts throughout Massachusetts. Nobody will fight harder for you.
This may be only opportunity you will have to protect your criminal record.
Call Keegan Law Offices, P.C. today for your free initial consultation at 617-479-2933.
