Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

In 1988 I commited a crime of grand larceny ($600) in northern Va. I was charged at the time and tried and found guilty. I left the state and was arrested in 1995 and extradited back to Va. I was sentenced and given probation. My probation was transferred to the state that I was living in. I got arrested and, pleaded guilty in 1995 and was placed on probation on 2 other charges while still on probation from Va. I violated this probation in the current state that I was in and was sent to prison in Feb-1996. I served my sentence and was released in 1997 on the new charges in the current residing state at the time. I was never told by anyone in either probation department from Va or my current residing state at the time about anything that I needed to do. I recently began checking into the laws about having my civil rights restored in both states and accidentaly saw that a capias was issued in 1996 for me in Va. They knew where I was and even that I was going to prison but never did anything about it. I have since 1997 and my release from prison changed my life gotten married have a 8 year old child. No troubles at all. I don't know what to do. I knew nothing of this, have not been hiding or running but my record shows me as a fugitive. Please advise. I have been free with no worries for over 15 years and now this comes to haunt me. I haven't even told my wife about this yet.

Asked on 2/02/12, 11:09 am

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Best to arrange to consult with a criminal defense attorney in

the Virginia jurisidiction which issued the capias for advice as to how

you should best proceed in the matter.

It probably involves your alleged violation of your

probationary status in the Commonwealth for having

been arrested on the two additional charges in 1995

in the other state.

Answered on 2/02/12, 1:54 pm

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