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My friend is getting ready to move to another state with his family and make it there permanent home. My question is what do you think the penalties will be for running for 2-3 yrs. Only ran to be able to support fiance and three children after they left home state of pa because the place they lived in was **** infested. The runner successfully completed a **** program in pa and has been clean while running. The runner had to support family thats why he ran. What are the chances they may consider his reasons and let him transfer to the new state he wants to call home with his family.
Asked on May 4, 2009 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
I think your friend has a serious problem. Just how serious depends on a number of things that aren't in your question. The infestation of the place he had been living is not going to be accepted as an excuse for leaving the state, since what he should have done was find another place to live in Pennsylvania. Supporting his family is not going to be a very good excuse either, since everybody who goes to jail has trouble doing that. The fact that you can't make a living behind bars is one of the reasons we expect people to try to stay out of trouble with the law!
Your friend needs to talk to a Pennsylvania criminal lawyer. If he has criminal charges that he has not been tried for, he will need to deal with those. If he has jail time to serve he will have to finish it, and there might be new charges, if he left a halfway house or something like that. If he was on probation, he has violated it and there is a very real chance he will go to jail for that.
If your friend needs to find a lawyer, he can do that at http://attorneypages.com
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