Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado

Fugitive on Probation

I was given 4 years of probation and only completed 2 years. I now live in California. I realize their must be a warrent for my arrest and since this all originated in Colorado, would the only way for me to be arrested is to be picked up on my warrent from trafic or some other form of police contact?? AND I know they can arrest me at work but would they be able to locate me in california thru employment and come to my employment there and arrest me?? PLease answer both my questions if possible and also give any other further information you may feel important or advice to help me out of this delima.


Asked on 4/18/04, 5:26 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: Fugitive on Probation

Get yourself a Colorado attorney to make an appearance for you, to deal with the issues that may exist. If you were supposed to have supervised probation and didn't check in, then there is likely a warrant for you that would pop up if you were stopped or had a record check done anywhere in the country. If you missed a court date, same issues. If it was unsupervised/informal probation, there may not be a problem or warrant - the attorney can check.

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Answered on 4/18/04, 5:55 pm
Ronald Richards Law Offices of Ronald Richards and Associates

Re: Fugitive on Probation

you need to retain colorado counsel to handle this. I can refer you to someone. also, you should not leave this lingering. it will not go away. maybe you can have your probation transferred to ca depending on the conditions that you have broken or still need to complete.

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Answered on 4/18/04, 10:02 pm
Daniel Fenaughty FENAUGHTY & ASSOCIATES, PC

Re: Fugitive on Probation

You're looking at a probation FTC (failure to comply). If the underlying crime is a felony, an FTC warrant is likely out for you. That warrant will be treated more seriously than a misdemeanor ftc warrant. To your questions: (a) a bench warrant is served on ANY police contact; (b)you can be found through work, or through a tax return. So the police can find you if they want to. The bigger question is DO they want to find you? That depends on many things, including the nature of the crime.

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Answered on 4/19/04, 10:35 am


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