Legal Question in Criminal Law in Washington

search warrant

my house was raided a couple of months ago no one was arrested then. they came this month nov 16 and arreseted me. how long do they have to arrest on that search warrant.


Asked on 11/21/07, 3:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

James J. White, attorney Law Offices of Smith & White, PLLC

Re: search warrant

Depending on what they are searching for and the basis of their information, a search warrant grows stale. State v. Higby. If stale, the resulting evidence is suppressed.

If it was an arrest warrant that remains active until served.

Contact me directly to talk over the circumstances of your case.

At your service,

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Answered on 11/21/07, 5:56 pm


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