Crime & Law Enforcement Issues & Death Penalty/RE: Court Procedures

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Expert: - 4/26/2005


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My father is with the U.S. Military. He recently came back to the states on military leave. He has his high security clearence.

During his flight back to Sacramento Ca, he had a connection in Denver Colorado. He was detained for carrying a cigarette lighter which had a small pocket knife attached. He was given a violation for possesion of a switchblade knife and a court date in Denver Colorado on 5/3/05.

I wanted to know if he can have his case tranfered to Sacrameto Ca. Also he wrote a letter requesting the judge to waive his violation. Is that possible? If not if for whatever reason  he can't make it to court, will their be an warrant issued for him in the state of Colorado or the entire U.S.?

Please give me some legal advice. My father is very concerned and would like this matter resolved asap without if effecting his security clearance.

I appreciate you taking time out of your day to read my questions.

Answer
   Sorry but this is far out of my area of expertise.  I think that you need to speak to someone who is familiar with federal law especially those that are included in the airline security industry.  I would suggest that your father retain an attorney asap.  You don't want to sit around when you are charged with a federal offense.

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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. I have worked with authors in the past and will be happy to review scenarios or plots with authors to check for believability or accuracy.

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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.

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B.S. in Criminology from the University of Maryland.

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