AboutJack Toomey Expertise Please do NOT ask questions about potential jail sentences that you or your friends may receive in court. There is no way for me to know that. I am NOT a probation officer or a parole officer so questions about those subjects will be rejected. I am a police officer with 26 years experience. Can answer questions about crime, police procedure, investigations, criminal law, search and seizure, traffic offenses. Prefer not to answer questions on the death penalty. Please do not ask homework questions. Remember this. The law in every state is different so questions about laws that are specific to your state could be difficult to answer.
I also cannot give you legal advice on what to do or not to do in court.
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Experience Police officer with 26 years experience. Ten years in patrol and sixteen years in the detective bureau investigating every type of crime including murder, rape, robbery, theft, fraud, missing persons, etc, etc. Also taught at the police academy in areas such as constitutional law, search and seizure, and lineups.
Education/Credentials B.S. in Criminology from the University of Maryland.
Question if you have a warrant in one state and you no longer live there. You get arrested in another state for that warrant what is the procedure for handling this situation. The warrant is for aggravated assault. The warrant is three years old and im thinking of turning myself in. Do i need to return to the state that issued the warrant or can i turn myself in the state the im in know?
Answer This is borderline asking for legal advice but I will go ahead and answer your question. But make sure that you realize that this is a general answer and not every case is the same because of the difference in laws across the country.
If you turn yourself in to the authorities in the state where you now live you will be held until a court appearance where you either agree to be extradited to the demanding state or to fight extradition. If you waive extradition then the demanding state will be there in due time to pick you up. Depending on distance it won't be right away and you will be in jail until they get there.
If you choose to go to the state where the warrant is held (where the crime happened) then you will be arrested and a bond set. Because you have been a fugitive for three years that will be taken into consideration when the judge sets the bond.
