Q: PO put friend in jail on suspicion of robbery.Awaiting DNA testing.No charges yet after 4 wks.How long can this go for
He was out on Parole, doing great!!!! Was working and staying at a great facility and doing a rehab program that he was graduating from. He was working and had started his life in a very positive way. He did not violate his parole in anyway. He went for a meeting with his PO and he was given a polygraph test, after he was led away in handcuffs. Nobody knew where he was for 3 days. I tried to file a missing persons report. He is being held on suspicion, someone gave his name with a bunch of other names as well for a robbery that occured. They took 2 samples of his saliva for dna studies. Its been a month now he has been at the detroit reentry center and he is just sitting there for nothing. He did not commit the crime he is being accused of. His PO is no help to him whatsoever. He was 3 months away from not having to be under supervision anymore and he was living a clean and good life. Now he is stuck at some jail because someone mentioned his name.How long can they hold him
A: There are time limitations concerning charging a person with a crime. That time period is short. Based on your facts the time period for holding him has long passed. There is no such thing of holding someone passed the time period. That being said he may have had his parole revoked. By doing so he can be held for as long as his original sentence. More information is needed. He needs to hire a competent attorney to evaluate and assist him.
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