Legal Question in Criminal Law in Wisconsin

Unfortunately, the statute of limitations for criminal charges in WI is six years, which means that you therefore could still be charged. Another possibility is that there may be an open warrant for your arrest, which would toll the statute of limitations. If you consult with an experienced criminal lawyer, he or she should be able to check with your local authorities about this, assuming that you really want to find out such potential bad news. If there is an active warrant, you are nearly always better off having your attorney arrange for your voluntary surrender than just waiting until you are stopped for other reasons, leading to discovery of the warrant. Once that happens, you would have a much harder time convincing the court to set a reasonable bond for release pending trial than if you surrendered voluntarily, since the DA will no doubt argue that you were consciously eluding capture for years. Please do not assume that I am your attorney because of my response here, but feel free to call my office in Racine (262-633-3090 or email [email protected]) for clarifications regarding my answer. Otherwise, under the rules of this website, I would not be taking any further action on your case. See me on the web at www.jayknixonlaw.com. View my past answers at http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/53401-wi-jay-nixon-1529181/answers.html?sort=recency , or see an even larger collection of responses at http://www.lawguru.com/answers/search/attorney/jknixon, . Answers may contain attorney advertising materials..