Legal Question in Criminal Law in Wisconsin
A criminal complaint for Lewd, Lascivious Behavior-Exposure was filed against me on September 5, 2002.
Is it possible that my charge may be dropped, especially with the length of time since the charge?
1 Answer from Attorneys
While anything is possible, it is not likely that a pending case will simply be "dropped" with no resolution; court administrators will eventually schedule any case in the computer system for some sort of a hearing, unless an active warrant is pending. If an arrest warrant was authorized, the case may stay around nearly forever. The warrant tolls all statutes of limitations (usually six years from discovery of the crime for initial issuance of the charge by the DA). Any experienced criminal lawyer would be able to quickly check for you whether the case is still reported as active in the circuit court database, however. You should therefore privately contact one for an update, and for possible retention if the case is still active. My comments here are not legal advice and do not create an attorney/client relationship between us unless you subsequently retain me and revisit this issue.
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