Legal Question in Military Law in Tennessee

Awol

What if you know someone who went AWOL from the Marines around 33 years ago? Would the Marine still be looking for them today?


Asked on 8/18/08, 3:31 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Philip Simmons Philip Simmons

Re: Awol

If a person is absent without authorization from the Marines, it is likely there is a warrant for his or her arrest.

As a prosecutor and defense counsel for the Marines we would occasionally see the return of a "long term" person. I think the longest I had seen was in 2000, when a fellow who left in 1972 was picked up at an airport attempting to enter from Canada.

The warrant will not expire.

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Answered on 8/18/08, 9:30 am


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