Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Re: Warrants

Assuming the warrant is in Massachusetts, the answer depends on the following:

1. The particular law you are accused of violating (possession, possession with intent to distribute, in a school zone, ...) They carry very different potential sentences.

2. Your criminal record, in particular how many defaults you have on your record.

3. The details of the crime you are accused of committing.

4. Other factors that relate to the Judge's belief that you will or will not return to the court again when you are scheduled to next appear.

5. Your probation status.

If you work with an attorney, most courts and police departments will permit the attorney to arrange to have you appear in court, and they will not pick you up and take you there and hold you in a locked cell. There is no "one treatment fits all cases" answer to your question. An attorney could talk with you and give you specific advice...

Tom Workman