BUNDY SON FACING ARREST IN SEPARATE CRIMINAL CASE

[DonViejo]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The adult son of a Nevada rancher who hosted armed protesters against federal agents in a cattle roundup dispute in April acknowledged Monday that he faces arrest in a separate criminal case stemming from his felony conviction on burglary and weapon charges.

Cliven Lance Bundy, 34, said during a telephone interview with The Associated Press that he knows he's named in a contempt-of-court warrant issued July 8 in Las Vegas for failing to appear before a Clark County District Court judge who oversees a drug diversion program.

"I'm trying to get ahold of my counselor to see what I'm supposed to do," said Lance Bundy, who is not currently represented by a lawyer. Bundy said he underwent outpatient surgery the day the warrant was issued and has been recuperating at his parents' home in Bunkerville, about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

The court record shows Bundy missed several previous hearings, and that officials said they were unable to reach him to notify him of court dates.

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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bundy-son-facing-arrest-separate-criminal-case

[underpants]

1. I think show up is what you're supposed to do

But hey I'm not a lawyer.

[arcane1]

2. Indeed. His "counselor" seems awfully hard to get in touch with.

[Gman]

12. And if you're unclear about when to go or what to do

you call them and ask. The common sense things are not difficult.

[Dustlawyer]

3. Like father like son! No respect for a Court's authoritie!

[Blanks]

10. ...or, apparently the fact that the property that you want is owned by someone else already. eom

[tridim]

4. He's too busy polishing his pretty guns.

Priorities.

[Voice for Peace]

5. Bundys don't show up for no hearings unless they feel like it.

[geardaddy]

6. This guy?

[Orrex]

11. Could be him--I'll have to think about it.

Let me mullet over for a while.

[geardaddy]

14. ...

[KansDem]

7. Maybe he couldn't find women to stand in front of him when he appeared before the judge

[Paladin]

18. +1. (nt)

[Orrex]

8. Can we refer to him as "an illegal?"

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

16. or a flake.

[Fred Sanders]

9. Common criminals elevated by a lazy media that gives exposure toright wing clowns for entertainment.

[OnlinePoker]

13. Irony will be if he is assigned a govt-paid public defender. n/t

[Android3.14]

15. Probably should have taught his son how to pick cotton

"They put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton." - Daddy Bundy

[TheCowsCameHome]

23. ...out of his navel.

[MADem]

17. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, now, does it? nt

[SummerSnow]

19. He can't go to jail...

he doesn't recognize this government.ROFL.

[Omaha Steve]

20. ANY pix of him holding a gun during the event?

He can't own or touch a firearm with this on his record: conviction on burglary and weapon charges.

[ColesCountyDem]

21. Not ONCE in all the years I served as a public defender...

... did the presiding judge not verbally make it crystal-clear to my clients the date and time of their next court appearance.

[JoeyT]

24. And then they send you a letter in the mail reminding you.

From what I've seen your lawyer will often call you beforehand too, a few days in advance to make sure you've got your shit together. After they've reminded you of your court date every time you talked to them, of course.

Most people are nervous wrecks heading into criminal court, to the point that's all they can think about leading up to it. Being able to totally forget to go to court suggests he's seen this movie enough times that it fails to impress.

[ColesCountyDem]

25. Many defendants fail to understand their responsibilities.

As you note, in addition to being personally ordered to appear on a date and at a time certain in open court, both the clerk and the attorney send written notices to the defendant about their next appearance date and time. These are mailed to the address of record. If the defendant moves without telling the clerk or their attorney their new mailing address, they don't get their notices.

Failure to appear will ALWAYS result in a warrant being issued, and there are only two excuses most judges will accept as valid reasons for not appearing: emergency inpatient hospitalization or incarceration. The latter may NOT be considered valid, if the defendant failed to inform the correctional facility in a timely manner that they have a pending court date.

I would always attempt to obtain my client's release, of course, but not before a pre-hearing a** chewing during which I would bluntly tell them that it was their own d*mned fault that they were locked up.

[47of74]

22. Have Bundy and Crew boarded the failboat yet?

[UTUSN]

26. K&R n/t

[COLGATE4]

27. Well, the shit doesn't fall

far from the bat.

[olddad56]

28. that no good son of a bundy.