Bronx, NY asked in Criminal Law for New York

Q: Should he stop running or possibly wait out the statute of limitations.

My friend has been on the run for almost five years. A charge of fraud and another incident where he was in the wrong place at the wrong time with cocaine that wasn’t his. He fled to New York recently for a visit and has just had a baby. The issue as well is he was dealing with someone else prior and she has falsely reported domestic violence in being spiteful and causing him a plethora of issues with family. He wants to know if it would be wise for him to continue running until statute of limitations runs out on the philly charges or should he just face the music now? Also if he should turn himself in should he do it in Philadelphia or in New York where the dv charge has taken place ?

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Michael Arbeit
Michael Arbeit
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Freeport, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: If he has warrants for these cases, there is no statute of limitations. He has pending cases in both PA and NY?

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