Legal Question in Criminal Law in Missouri

Re: warrants and extradition

You probably don't really want to do that. You might be arrested in another state and then forced to sit in custody a lot longer than you otherwise would be, awaiting extradition.In many cases it is best to borrow enough money to hire an attorney, pay the attorney, and then set up a voluntary surrender. You may be able to avoid having to pay bond, or at lease reducing the amount of bond you have to pay, if you hire an attorney. Please do whatever you can to hire an attorney as soon as possible.

Re: warrants and extradition

I would not suggest such. You can still be picked up in another state on an active warrant. Your better bet is simply to turn yourself in and post the bond that is required to legally be released until your court date. However, keep in mind, you will need to ask the court for permission to leave the state if you are out on bond/bail, because as a condition of bail, it is often that you are not permitted to leave the state without such permission. Unless you have a very pressing need (and depending upon the nature of your charges), the state is not likely going to allow you to permanently leave before your trial. However, if it is job-related, and the only place you can find work is out of state, they MAY be willing to allow you to. The problem is that you have a warrant - which will demonstrate to the court that you may be a "flight risk" (in other words, that you won't come back from out of state if they allow you to leave and the state will certainly have a more difficult time picking you up out of state if you didn't come back for your court date). That said, I would turn myself in and pay the bond. It's your safest bet, and the best way to avoid additional headaches.