If someone gets arrested on a felony drug charge gets out on bail and never goes to court and dodges the law. How long before they could get out of the charges if ever.

If he was charged, thre is not statue of limitation, the SOL is only from the time of the crime till the time charged. Once charged and out on bail, unless the case is dismissed, but if he is just running from the law, not being caught, it ends when he dies.

Would it be worth contacting a lawyer if the district attorney changed. If several years had past it could be reduced or pleaded out to a lesser charge don't you think. I read about someone in a similar situation and they caught him 15 years later and the officers involved in the investigation no longer worked in the area. He plead him out on a misdmnr. I told them to contact an attorney after 5 or 6 years. Is that good advice?

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Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

If he was charged, thre is not statue of limitation, the SOL is only from the time of the crime till the time charged. Once charged and out on bail, unless the case is dismissed, but if he is just running from the law, not being caught, it ends when he dies.

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Would it be worth contacting a lawyer if the district attorney changed. If several years had past it could be reduced or pleaded out to a lesser charge don't you think. I read about someone in a similar situation and they caught him 15 years later and the officers involved in the investigation no longer worked in the area. He plead him out on a misdmnr. I told them to contact an attorney after 5 or 6 years. Is that good advice?

Hello f:

It COULD be reduced... Or it might not be. Time is going to make it worse, not better in my view. I'd have him do it NOW.

excon

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Originally Posted by excon

Hello f:

It COULD be reduced... Or it might not be. Time is going to make it worse, not better in my view. I'd have him do it NOW.

excon

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It was drug charges I think they offered him like 15 years or something really long. He left to live in another country. He was inquiring if he would ever be able to come back. Trying to do research before contacting a lawyer. I don't think serving the time was an option for various reasons.

It is always a good thing to get an attorney, they may change it to 5 years perhaps if he comes back.

But the issue is, the warrant for him will never expire, if he waits 20 or 30 years, yes, officers may die, witnesses may go away,
But another issue, if the officers testified at the grand jury, then what they said can just be read into evidence in many states, if the officers can not appear.

But unless it has been 15 or 20 years, I doubt they will do much.
But then they may settle for 5 years if they can get him.