If someone writes a bad check to a casino in a different state, can the judge issue arrest warning without subpoena?

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by Grant St. Jullian III

March 29, 2016

Asked 3/28/2016 – Katy, TX

If someone writes a bad check to a casino in a different state, can the state prosecutor or the district attorney submit the case to a judge without notifying and presentation of the person? Can the judge order the person’s arrest warning without a subpoena?
It seems like the judge issued arrest warning for this person without serving the person who wrote the bad check.
Is it legal?
Thank you

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Laws regarding hot checks vary from state to state, so please address this issue to an attorney who practices law in the state where the check was written. It appears the warrant HAS been issued, so obviously a Judge in this state CAN issue a warrant under the conditions you ask. What to do after the warrant is issued is a question for an local attorney in the county/parish where the warrant is pending.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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