Arrested On A Cruise Ship out of Long Beach?

A cruise should be fun and exciting but when the even results in a criminal arrest it is anything but fun.  If you are arrested on a cruise ship docked out of Long Beach, more than likely any arrest will be handled by the Court in Long Beach.  Although it is possible to have a federal charge and be brought to federal court in Los Angeles, the mainstay of all criminal cases go to the District Attorney in the L.B. Court.  For those with a warrant and being held on those grounds, it becomes more complicated.  If the warrant is in state court in California then that court has jurisdiction.  The accused will be held in custody in the port of Long Beach and later transported to the local court on the case.  In any event, a local criminal defense attorney can often help by being able to negotiate bail and , in many cases, even go to court at a future date if the defendant lives out of state.