[FoxPro]

This same thing is happening to me. I have some hard line judge who wants to throw me in jail for a month for sticking something in my pocket at a grocery store 20 years ago, because my arms were full. I didn’t even leave the store. It was so long ago that I forget what I stuck in my pocket. Why didn’t I get thrown in jail 20 years ago? Because the computer didn’t talk to each other back then. They do now. This is happening all the time, all over the country. The judiciary needs to be slapped down on this. Washington DC has a law that states that a probation violation cant met out punishment after the probation period is over. Sounds reasonable to me.

This is not justice. This is despotism.

[Pittsburg Phil]

Don't these clowns in law enforcement have better things to do???

[somemoreequalthanothers]

I wonder if Ted Kennedy is nervous.

[afnamvet]

A Florida judge sentenced Clerkin, then 19, to three years' probation, the conditions of which included that he pay $363 in court costs and notify his probation officer if he moved. Clerkin failed on both counts, which triggered a 1984 arrest warrant.

Hello?

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Gee, it's good to know we have so much extra man power in law enforcement that doesn't need to be keeping an eye on foreign Islamic terrorists planning to blow up buildings and murder thousands of Americans. I feel much safer.

Too bad (for him) he didn't rape a woman in Arkansas 20 years ago. I understand there is a much more relaxed attitude on things like that. [irony]

[IronJack]

Do these arrest warrants not have a shelf life? Or do I really have to pay that jaywalking fine from back in the Truman administration?

[BlazingArizona]

What's the statute of limitations on forgetting to tell your probation officer you moved?

[NonValueAdded]

Let me play devil's advocate for a moment ...
Are we saying there should be a statute of limitations on arrest warrants for skipping out on fines and probation? The good news is Homeland Security is screening cruse ship passengers for a criminal history. The bad news is they waited until after the ship returned. What was the officer's discretion in this case with respect to the arrest? Could an appearance ticket be issued instead? Should he ignore the warrant? Actually, maybe that was good discretion on their part since they could have pulled him off before the cruise left. At least he got his vacation and can now clear up the fine.

[baltodog]

Where's the ACLU?

Oh, yeah, sorry....he's straight, Christian, white, and appears to be financially successful.

[Nov3]

I ended up in jail several times in my youth. I hope there are none of these waiting out there for me.

[Ajnin]

Maybe we shouldn't arrest illegal aliens, after all it's just an administrative crime it's not like they are real criminals.

[cinFLA]

This same thing is happening to me. ... This is not justice. This is despotism.

You mean you were sentence to a fine and probation and they ran without paying either?

[SAJ]

I'd be quite shocked if your state had no statute of limitations on misdemeanor petty theft (it **was** a petty amount under the then-statutory limit, wasn't it?). Easiest question in the world to answer, either by your attorney, a PD, or a little work on Lexis or WestLaw.

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FoxPro hasn't created an about page

No wonder..... 8~)

[steplock]

Back on Christmas Eve 1975, I was hauled into Federal District Court for a parking ticket that I received on a "federal reservation" (govt facilities).

The judge was nice enough to ONLY charge me $100 (quite a bit for an E-4/Cpl) and threaten me with the rest of the "normal" fine if he saw me again.

Well, in March 1976 (3 months later) I got another ticket. Luckily, I had orders, so I skipped the state and went to my next duty station.

Believe it or not - I still worry about getting arrested for that parking ticket since that judge (aka scumbag-lawyer) probably issued a warrant for me 28 years ago!

[yarddog]

I agree that a minor offense committed many years ago should not result in an arrest and imprisonment.

Now murder or something similar is a different thing.