Lake Como, FL Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

Depends on the facts of the case and his record. If he's guilty but has no record, it could go for local jail time and probation. If he has past felonies or past theft-type misdemeanors, it could go for prison time. He should get a lawyer.

I have handled many cases similar to the facts that you present. The various registry of motor vehicles (RMV) around the country have recently come online and been networked together. This has caused many people with old Massachusetts warrants, for failure to pay fines or costs, to now have their licenses suspended or denied renewal until old warrants are cleared. As the result, we have received calls from all over the country from people who had old open cases, in all stages of the court process, from prior to arraignment through probation after disposition, that now need to address the old cases. We have been able in almost every case to get these cases cleared WITHOUT the person physically coming back to Massachusetts to appear. There is no guarantee that we can do this since the true rules require that before a warrant is removed the person must appear in court, in person. Despite this requirement, we have been able to save a lot of people travel and lodging expenses and cleared every one of these cases.

Yes. You or your lawyer have to go in front of the Judge who issued it and request that it be dismissed. The Defendant does not necessarily have to be present.