Criminal Law/Juvenile Law

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Expert: Robin Sexton - 8/2/2009


Question
What can happen to a person who harbors a minor who is 16, almost 17, and is on Juvenile Probation. The minor violated her probation, if she stays gone until she is 18 will the warrant go away?

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Kelsi,

The charge is probably a misdemeanor.  The person can obviously be arrested and possibly jailed.  The sentence can range any where from probation and fines to jail.  It does not matter it the person turns 18 or not, what matters is when the offence occurs.  For example if a person has sex with a person that is under age. That is the crime, it makes no difference if a year latter the person comes of age.

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Robin Sexton

Expertise

Questions dealing with Police and investigative procedures, criminal investigation for all classifications of crimes, Interview and interrogation techniques, crime scene procedure. Police techniques and procedures. Can not answer specific questions about specific cases.

Experience

Member of the Michigan State Police for over 30 years. Over 20 years as a Detective. Conducted numerous investigations from Homicide to dog bite. Internal investigations. Investigations in prison enviorment. Majority of career has been spent in rural areas of Michigan

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Bachelor of Science degree. Long list of professional training

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