If you were served with a subpoena, which is a court order to appear in court on a certain date and at a certain time, you are required to appear in court on the date stated on the subpoena. Failure to do so can result in the judge issuing a bench warrant or body attachment for your arrest. The police will be looking for you and when found will arrest you and eventually bring you to court to explain to the judge why you disobeyed the subpoena. The court can find you in contempt of court and sentence you to jail. If you are out of state and are stopped by the police, they can arrest you based on the original state's warrant and possibly extradite you back to the original state.
Answered on Nov 21st, 2012 at 6:26 AM