Massachusetts Arrest Warrant Defense Attorney
Boston Lawyer for Outstanding Warrants
Old arrest warrants can cause trouble in a number of ways. An outstanding Massachusetts arrest warrant can stop you from renewing or obtaining a driver's license in another state. A Boston criminal defense attorney can help you negotiate with the prosecutor's office to recall or remove the outstanding warrant. Also, if you are arrested in another state and you have an outstanding Massachusetts arrest warrant, then the police may hold you in custody as a fugitive from justice until Massachusetts decides whether to dismiss the warrant or extradite you.
Boston criminal defense lawyer David Yannetti regularly works with clients from all across the country who require assistance recalling or removing old Massachusetts arrest warrants. Attorney Yannetti is an AV-rated* defense attorney with over twenty years' criminal law experience in Massachusetts. He also works with Massachusetts clients who need to remove old arrest or bench warrants in other states.
Recalling or Removing Old Warrants
You will probably have to appear in person in the court to remove the outstanding arrest warrant. In certain circumstances, you may not have to appear in person, depending on the type of criminal charge and the age of the warrant.
Your defense attorney will handle all the preliminary work so that you can make a quick trip to Massachusetts, appear at court for the warrant removal, and return to your home state the same day or the next day. Attorney Yannetti will make contact with the criminal court and the district attorney's office to negotiate removal or recall of the old warrant before you make the trip, so that you know you will be able to obtain a resolution before you travel. He will determine the exact status of the warrant and negotiate a dismissal or other resolution with the prosecutor's office.
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Sample "Old Warrant" Case:
December 22, 2011
Milford District Court
Docket Nos. 0366-CR-0684 and 0366-CR-1003
Client, a 28 year-old Connecticut resident, contacted the Yannetti Criminal Defense Law Firm after learning that there were two seven-year-old warrants outstanding for his arrest in Massachusetts. Yannetti associate, Attorney Greg L. Johnson, investigated and discovered that the warrants were for probation violations for two Felony Larceny cases. Client allegedly failed to report to probation, as ordered, for several years. Client also owed more than $4,000.00 in restitution and court fees. Attorney Johnson then contacts and negotiates with the Milford District Court Probation Department. Today, at Client's default-removal and surrender hearing date, Attorney Johnson persuades Client's probation officer and the presiding judge to terminate Client's probation and discharge Client from any further obligations. Client faced no consequences for having been on the run and living out of state for seven years -- he only had to pay back the money he owed. Result: Warrant Recalled, Probation Terminated.
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