Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Re: Outstanding Warrants

You need to understand what court the warrants are out of, and for what crimes. The Court's actions will depend on your record, how you came to be in court (came in on your own is the best for you), and what new crimes you have been accused of. An attorney can review these with you, and give you an idea of what you are facing. Just because you went in on your own does not mean that you will be released on a personal recognizance, I recently had a client held after he turned himself in -- it depends on what the CORI looks like, and what the new crimes are... If you have to go in without an attorney, have a friend or relative go with you, so that if bail is set, someone else can get the bail money together. If you have money in the bank to use for bail, take it out and have the relative go in with the money, so you can make bail. The Court will not let you go to the bank to get the bail money, if they set bail and you do not have the money with you in Court.

If you are on probation, the new warrants could result in a violation of your probation, which could mean that you face a probation surrender hearing. That could result in you doing time, depending on why you were on probation, and what sentence was suspended.

Thomas Workman

Law Offices of Thomas Workman

41 Harrison Street, Taunton, MA