What happens next
Your inquiry went to Baber Law, LLC, the Connecticut criminal defense firm that operates this site, marked for the court you selected. An attorney will contact you by the method you chose. If you chose text message, a confirmation text is on its way; if you gave an email address, a confirmation email is too. Keep your phone nearby and answer calls from numbers you do not recognize; the attorney may be calling from an office or cell line.While you wait
Do not discuss what happened with anyone: not the police, not the other person involved, not friends, and not on social media. Anything you say or post can be used in the case. Do not contact the other person involved if a protective order might exist. Write down your court date and the town where the arrest happened so you have them ready when the attorney calls. If a store, insurance company, or investigator contacts you, take their name and number and let the attorney respond.
If the person is in custody
A person held after arrest is brought to court for arraignment on the next business day, in the Geographical Area court for the town of arrest. Family can attend; arrive before the doors open and check the daily docket for the courtroom. Bond can be addressed at that appearance. Do not discuss the case during recorded jail calls; those recordings are routinely used by prosecutors.