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If u run from a felony dwi how long do u have to stay away in the state of new york

Asked in Canastota, NY - about 1 year

3rd dwi in ten years thinking about leaving the state

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Joseph A Lo Piccolo

Joseph A Lo Piccolo

Garden City Criminal Defense Attorney

Licensed in NY

Answered about 1 year ago. A warrant issued never goes away, even if you run.


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Benjamin J Lieberman

Benjamin J Lieberman

New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Licensed in NY

Answered about 1 year ago. A warrant doesn't go away until you are returned to court. I would point out that if a warrant is issued you can be arrested anywhere at anytime. Running isn't really going to help you much.
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Joseph A Lo Piccolo

Joseph A Lo Piccolo

Garden City Criminal Defense Attorney

Licensed in NY

Answered about 1 year ago. You can't run away. There is no statute of limitations on a warrant.

Joseph A. Lo Piccolo, Esq.
President, Criminal Courts Bar Association 11'-12'
Hession Bekoff & Lo Piccolo
1103 Stewart Ave, Suite 200
Garden City, NY 11530
516-408-3666 (o) / 516-408-3833 (f)
Jlopiccolo@hbclaw.net
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William Karl Kirk

William Karl Kirk

Kirkland DUI / DWI Attorney

Answered about 1 year ago. The answer is "forever." However, no lawyer can advise you that you should continue to run from this problem. You could be picked up in any other state and extradicted back to NY. While you may be in a lot of trouble now, running will only make it worse. No judge will be happy about the fact that you absconded from justice to a period of time. My advice, contact a competent NY attorney and address this matter before it comes back to haunt you.
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Richard C. Southard

Richard C. Southard

New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Licensed in NY

Answered about 1 year ago. No attorney can legally or ethically advise you to run away. You will be caught eventually and when you are brought back, you will not receive any leniency and you might also be indicted on the new charges of bail jumping which can run consecutive to any sentence you receive on the DWI. Instead of running, you should be thinking about admitting yourself into an inpatient alcohol program.


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