Q: I found out I have a felony warrant.can court charge me obscorn if I've not left jurisdiction.
Am trying to hire attorney before I turn my self in.
A: Yes, definitely hire an attorney. There are multiple types of warrants. Regarding felonies, there usually two types of warrants that are used but he court. The first is an arrest warrant. This is used when a judge is shown probable cause to believe there was a crime committed and you were the one who committed it. This is done by sworn affidavit. An arrest warrant is exactly what it sounds like. The come looking for you and arrest you. The second type of warrant is a bench warrant. This is normally for things like failure to appear in court, or for an application to revoke probation. Normally, the police will not come looking for you, but instead you will only be picked up if you come across police in the process of living your life. With a bench warrant, unlike an arrest warrant, you can payt he bond at the court house and never have to go to jail. With all that said, you will not be charged with anything extra if you are living your life and they just haven't picked you up yet.
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