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Numberlady

New member
What is the name of your state? Utah
What is the process for older cases reissued with warrants, etc?
My husband has charges from before we met. He didn't tell me very much and I have found out that he lied to me, a lot. I need to have an idea of what to expect and he won't tell me the truth. His original charges are from 10/15/16. He has three 3rd degree felonies, Burglary of a dwelling, theft, and criminal mischief. And a misdemeanor charge for theft by deception. I don't know what happened, he told me his friend didn't have ID so he pawned some stuff for him. I know he had fines, he may, or probably didn't pay 3,000 of what was owed. And I know he was on probation, he was living with his daughter and his probation officer came to their house once. But I found that out after he was arrested for a no bail warrant last week. Now he just says he doesn't know what is going on and the judge won't set bail, although the court calendar says his bail is 25,000. He had a warrant review hearing last week and has an evidentiary hearing on the 6th. He says he'll get out of jail then as well. What are the chances of that, and what is the process to resolve this and/or the possibility/probability of jail time?
 


FlyingRon

Senior Member
Seeing how he is apparently a probation violator and absconder and apparently prior failures to appear, it's quite unlikely he will get out of jail without a substantial bail. What he needs very much, however, is an attorney.

Had it just been an unpaid fine, it wouldn't have been a "no bail" warrant. Since he has "evidentiary hearing," he's got further pending charges against him rather than just probation violations. His probation will almost certainly be revoked if he's convicted on charges stemming from events after he was put on probation.

You can expect this to take years to play out, that he'll likely spend an extended time in jail, and that it will cost you much money.
 

HRZ

Senior Member
Suggestion: Take a very hard line and not advance him a dime or pledge any of your assets or pay any of his bills and make sure he does not have access to any of your funds at least for now and perhaps a darn bit longer ....
 

Just Blue

Senior Member
What is the name of your state? Utah
What is the process for older cases reissued with warrants, etc?
My husband has charges from before we met. He didn't tell me very much and I have found out that he lied to me, a lot. I need to have an idea of what to expect and he won't tell me the truth. His original charges are from 10/15/16. He has three 3rd degree felonies, Burglary of a dwelling, theft, and criminal mischief. And a misdemeanor charge for theft by deception. I don't know what happened, he told me his friend didn't have ID so he pawned some stuff for him. I know he had fines, he may, or probably didn't pay 3,000 of what was owed. And I know he was on probation, he was living with his daughter and his probation officer came to their house once. But I found that out after he was arrested for a no bail warrant last week. Now he just says he doesn't know what is going on and the judge won't set bail, although the court calendar says his bail is 25,000. He had a warrant review hearing last week and has an evidentiary hearing on the 6th. He says he'll get out of jail then as well. What are the chances of that, and what is the process to resolve this and/or the possibility/probability of jail time?
File for divorce. You hubby is a deceitful liar...God knows what else he is keeping from you.
 

Numberlady

New member
Tha
Seeing how he is apparently a probation violator and absconder and apparently prior failures to appear, it's quite unlikely he will get out of jail without a substantial bail. What he needs very much, however, is an attorney.

Had it just been an unpaid fine, it wouldn't have been a "no bail" warrant. Since he has "evidentiary hearing," he's got further pending charges against him rather than just probation violations. His probation will almost certainly be revoked if he's convicted on charges stemming from events after he was put on probation.

You can expect this to take years to play out, that he'll likely spend an extended time in jail, and that it will cost you much money.
Thank you so much!! When you say he has further pending charges do you mean the felonies etc from 2016 or new charges since then? He was pulled over for a bad taillight. But I’ve found out that it is questionable if he has a valid drivers license. Although he still swears he does.
 

quincy

Senior Member
Tha
Thank you so much!! When you say he has further pending charges do you mean the felonies etc from 2016 or new charges since then? He was pulled over for a bad taillight. But I’ve found out that it is questionable if he has a valid drivers license. Although he still swears he does.
It appears he has committed another crime.

I agree with FlyingRon that your husband's probation is likely to be revoked and your husband will probably be serving an extended period of time in jail.

He needs a criminal defense attorney.
 

FlyingRon

Senior Member
Tha
Thank you so much!! When you say he has further pending charges do you mean the felonies etc from 2016 or new charges since then? He was pulled over for a bad taillight. But I’ve found out that it is questionable if he has a valid drivers license. Although he still swears he does.
There's nothing QUESTIONABLE about being pulled over for an equipment issue with his car. It's more than enough justification. Once they ascertained that they had a fugitive, the tail light ceased to be an issue. He was immediately arrested because he was a fugitve from justice both apparently on a new charge and an absconder from probation.
 

Numberlady

New member
There's nothing QUESTIONABLE about being pulled over for an equipment issue with his car. It's more than enough justification. Once they ascertained that they had a fugitive, the tail light ceased to be an issue. He was immediately arrested because he was a fugitve from justice both apparently on a new charge and an absconder from probation.
How can I find out about any new charges? He’s not admitting to knowing anything about what is going on.
 

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