Q: My brother is Being charged for Armed robbery two counts and failure to appear (adams county) warrant issued in 2007
should the charges be dropped? under the statue of limitations? (he fled to mexico back in 2007) was later locked up in mexico for other crimes and was recently transferred to Colorado
A: Contact a criminal defense lawyer. As a general rule, a felony (excusing treason, sexual assault, and murder) have a 3 year statute of limitations. If the person has left the state it is possible to extend the limitations by a maximum of 5 years. For a failure to appear the statute of limitations is significantly lower. The issue here is whether a conviction occurred or not. As a warning if he was lawfully transferred from Mexico to Colorado via extradition there are likely solid legal grounds for the transfer because a judge must approve of the transfer (and the international aspect further strengthens the logic that the charges are still active). Again, contact an attorney who can review your case.
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