Here is another idea.... Call the courthouse and tell them the situation. Maybe they can give you a fax number of duty counsel. If you are successful you could have the surgeon's office fax it directly. I think the important thing is that everyone is advised well in advance that you will be unable to attend. Who knows, duty counsel might even do this for you and set another date. People get sick all the time, have car accidents.
I could be totally off my rocker here, but it's worth giving it a shot.
I could be totally off my rocker here, but it's worth giving it a shot.
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