Question: If a put person is arrested and given a bond, but has a hold on them from another county for charges they didn't go to court for 5 years ago, is it better for them to bond out of the county they are in now & go to the county that they have a warrant holding them in? Will it speed up the process of resolving the 5 year old case if they are bonded out of the county they are in now & sent there? will the county that has the hold on him issue a court date anyways for the 5 year old charges that he didn't go back to court for, while he is in another county for different charges?

Answer: It doesn't matter. If the case that is five years old is a felony the judge probably will not issue the person another bond, because the person has been absent for five years. If that case can be resolved with a plea, then it might make sense to bond out, and then plea out on the other case. Except the plea will either be jail, which the person does not want, or probation, which the person probably cannot do. Probation requires that you follow directions, and for the last five years the person has refused to man-up and handle his responsibilities.

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