Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

is there a criminal term expires law. I�m not sure how you can say it exactly, but if i have been convicted of a crime and have not served my sentence. Is there a time that i can wait say 7 years that the process expires or something in that sort. I commited a crime went to jail was convicted, i was given probation. got drunk one night and was driving around during the time of probation and i was put back in jail. i paid bond and i�ve been hiding for over two years now. Is there something you can do to help me?


Asked on 4/29/11, 12:39 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer

You will not be rewarded because you ran and have been able to hide from your cases. The cases will not go away - the warrants will exist until they have you in custody. If it were the law that cases expired or otherwise went away, everyone would simply run & hide until the time period passes.

Hire a lawyer in the county in which the cases are pending and get the matters taken care of before you end up arrested at a really inopportune time. You will get more "credit" for turning yourself in, and you won't have to keep looking behind your back.

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Answered on 4/29/11, 2:46 pm


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