Can the police enter my house without a warrant?

The police must obtain a search or arrest warrant before they enter your home. However, there are a few exceptions to the warrant requirement. One of these exceptions is if they claim that it was an emergency and if they didn’t enter your home the evidence of a crime would be destroyed or the alleged perpetrator would escape or someone within the home would be injured. However, the police have…

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I have a warrant for my arrest. What can I do if I do not want to be arrested?

You should contact an experienced criminal defense law firm who can go to the court and pull your file and determine how much the bail is on the warrant. The law firm can also determine whether the judge in that court would consider releasing you without arresting you if the law firm will make a “general appearance” on your case. This could mean you would not be arrested and might…

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My friend was on un-supervised probation in Idaho, just got another possession of marijuana charge, a misdemeanor charge, and just took a bus down to California, so will California send him back to Idaho once the warrant is issued?

If the conviction was for a felony then it is likely that he will be extradited back to Idaho if cops find him. If these are only misdemeanors in Idaho not likely he will be extradited back.

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