QUESTION
if you are on the run for 6 years will they drop your case?
Asked on Apr 21st, 2012 on Criminal Law - Colorado
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My step father is on the run and he said ager 6 years on the run the the courts have to drop ur case
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Not necessarily if the case has been filed, then the statute of limitations is satisfied and will not protect him speedy trial does not protect him BUT I have seen cases with 5 year warrants - once the 5 years passes, the warrant ends and the case is closed no one continues to look, so effectively, the case is dismissed a good lawyer can help figure this one out BTW - the bigger the case, the less likely it is to get lost.
Answered on Apr 24th, 2012 at 3:52 PM