how long can the state of PA have to extradite a person in jail in VA?
Get Legal Help Today
Compare Quotes From Top Companies and Save
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
how long can the state of PA have to extradite a person in jail in VA?
fighting extradition.bad check total for catalog purchase $2,000
Asked on May 3, 2009 under Criminal Law, Virginia
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
If I understand your question, you want to know how long you can be kept in jail in Viriginia while Pennsylvania tries to extradite you. If you are in jail in Virginia, on Virginia charges or a conviction, it doesn't really matter.
Otherwise, you can only be held in jail or on bail for a total of 90 days from the date of your original arrest on the extradition demand. But it rarely takes that long for the out-of-state extradition demand to be decided, because the Virginia court is not allowed to look into whether or not you are guilty of the Pennsylvania charges.
If your question is, how long after the Pennsylvania conviction or charges against you were entered, can they try to extradite you, there is no hard and fast time limit. The law is not set up to reward criminals, or defendants awaiting trial, for being more successful fugitives!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Answer(s) provided above are for general information only. The attorney providing the answer was not serving as the attorney for the person submitting the question or in any attorney-client relationship with such person. Laws may vary from state to state, and sometimes change. Tiny variations in the facts, or a fact not set forth in a question, often can change a legal outcome or an attorney's conclusion. Although AttorneyPages.com has verified the attorney was admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction, he or she may not be authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction referred to in the question, nor is he or she necessarily experienced in the area of the law involved. Unlike the information in the Answer(s) above, upon which you should NOT rely, for personal advice you can rely upon we suggest you retain an attorney to represent you.