Warrants

The rule is that; During the execution of a valid search warrant, if evidence of a crime is discovered that is un-related to that for which the warrant was issued, the police may take action for the newly disclosed offense. In this case, they had a valid warrant to search your premises for stolen goods, and during that search, they discovered contraband drugs. Yes, they can arrest upon making that discovery, even though that was not the reason they were there for originally. The warrant gave them them lawful permission to be there in the pefromance of their duties, they are not required to turn a blind eye to things other than what is specified in the warrant.

It depends in which country you reside and what you did.

A search warrent can be served at any time, regardless of the time. Uh...as long as it is during the day (i.e. 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. A nighttime warrant can be issued if there is a reasonable fear for public safety or the destruction of evidence.

Yes. but they have to have probably cause to do so.

Yes if they have probable cause to believe that a crime is in the process of being committed.

a judge's order to law enforcement officers to arrest and bring to jail a person charged with a crime. The warrant is issued upon a sworn declaration by the district attorney, a police officer or an alleged victim that the accused person committed a crime.

US Customs and Border Patrol agents may arrest you with a active bench warrant. Find a criminal defense lawyer were the offence took place. They should find out if the warrant is active. They can advice you on how to proceed.

In a criminal case, the prosecution is the state. The prosecution is the institution conducting the legal proceedings against an individual who has been charged with a crime.

Yes, it is. If you are referring to the date that the warrant was actually served does not match the date that the judge signed it.... it makes no difference. Often a warrant will be held for a time until law enforcement feels that the time is "just right" to serve it. If the warrant was 'legally sufficient' when the judge signed it, it's still 'legally sufficient' the date it is served.

A Search Warrant

The term EXTRADITION does not apply to intra-state (within state) prisoner transfers. Since the prisoner is within the same state in which they committed their crime, the laws of the state apply equally to both counties there are no legal ramifications to moving a wanted prisoner from one county to another. Usually it is more a matter of county-to-county coordination and the availablity of manpower. If you committed a state offense, initially you can legally be charged with that offense regardless of which county captured you.

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Although procedures vary somewhat according to what kind of warrant it may be (criminal warrant - traffic warrant - etc) the 'mechanics' of it may be as follows: You will be formally arrested - go through the booking and identification procedure (fingerprinting/photographing) - held for the next session of court or presented immediately (if it is in session) and at your presentment a determination will be made by the judge as to the charges - and you will be offered the chance to post bond.

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A LOT OF PEOPLE TURN THEMSELVES IN IF THEY HAVE A WARRANT AS OPPOSED TO BEING HANDCUFFED AND ARRESTED. TURNING YOURSELF IN IS A GOOD THING. YOU CAN GO TO A BAIL BOND CO. AND PRE BOND. TURN YOURSELF IN THEN THEY COME IN BEHIND YOU AND BOND YOU OUT. TURNING YOURSELF IN JUST GETS RID OF THE WARRANT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER ALL THE TIME. PLUS YOU GET TO PICK THE TIME AND DAY WHEN YOUR READY TO DO IT. THE POLICE DEPT. ALSO LIKES THAT AND WOULD PROBABLY TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU GO TO COURT.

I would think that if they knew that person was there......yes.

In Canada and most of the United States, the answer is "yes", as long as the Police did not exceed the scope of the warrant when they discovered the evidence of the new offense.

For example, if a search warrant is issued to search your house for a suspected marijuana growing operation, and in the course of that search the Police find several fake credit cards, those cards are admissible as evidence of credit card fraud.

Some jurisdictions either require or make a precautionary habit of calling a Judge to expand a warrant's scope during the search if they find something not covered in the original warrant, however that is the rare exception.

Also, both SCOTUS and the Supreme Court of Canada have both held that their respective versions of the "Plain Sight" rule apply to evidence discovered in the course of executing an unrelated warrant. For instance, if the Police have a warrant to search only one bedroom of a boarding house, but there is a crack pipe on the hall table, that crack pipe is perfectly admissible under Plain Sight, even though it is inside a private residence.

Only if the state it is issued in has a statute of limitations on the crime itself.

Nomrally Not. Your Probation agreement usually states that you Probation Officer can search your home. But this could depend in your State, and what type of probation you're on (Sex or Drug offender vs. regular felony).

If you continue to ignore the court order to appear the court can issue a warrant for your arrest. Then the local authorities (usually the Sheriff) will bring you to court for your appearance.

yes when you are pulled over and your license is run along with your name if you have an outstanding warrent it will come bck to the officer violent or not warrent i a warrent some states are not extraditing in some cases though depending on the situation

Usually, yes, if you learn there may be a warrant for you, you can call the clerk of the court that issued the warrant, identify yourself, and ask about any outstanding warrants.

Most people are aware of what they might have done when a warrant is issued. The unexpected warrants are sometimes the result of unpaid traffic tickets or child support and other minor things that become big things when they are not dealt with properly. When you call the court you may be able to find out what you can do to make the warrant go away (such as pay the back child support plus penalties).

For example, one man visiting Arizona threw away a ticket for a technical violation under the motorcycle helmet law. He figured he would never go to Arizona again. A year later, a cop who was a friend told him that there was an interstate warrant out for him from Arizona. It took a couple of calls to the clerk of the court to learn that the unpaid $12 ticket had blown up into a big problem, triple penalties and the arrest warrant. But the clerk gave him 24 hours to clear it up. The man had to go to Western Union and have the fine and penalties delivered directly to the clerk and the warrant was dismissed.

If they know that it's one of the places that you can probably be found, it's very likely.

Bench warrants don't expire. And if it actually is a bench warrant it means that you've already been charged, so there is no Statute Of Limitations for you. SOL's only apply if you've never been identified or arrested.

If you give them permission to do so they can, or if they have reasonable suspicion to suspect something is going on. If you are being charged with something else (search incident to arrest), they can also search your automobile. Bottom line is that driving is a privilege and with privileges comes a certain level of responsibility. However, your responsibility as a citizen trumps your responsibility as a motorist when in the situation of being pulled over. You have the right to remain silent, refuse consent to search, and the right to an officers name and badge number.

They are legal documents that can appear in almost any form - from legal sized heavy- weight paper documents all the way to photocopier paper - it makes no difference what they LOOK like it is the signatures on them that make lt 'legal."

it depends on the importance. it can take 15 minutes, or it could take hours. if a life is at stake, it would be relativley fast. and it depends on the evidence: where it is circumstancial or not.