I had a girlfriend in Michigan 18 years ago. I joined the ARMY 18 years ago & left Michigan. I live in North Carolina now. I found out that my girlfriend from Michigan was pregnant with my child 4 years ago (child was 14 at the time). I began paying child support directly from my check. Baby's Mom says there was a warrant taken out for my arrest 4 years ago for non-payment of child support. I'm wondering how I can find out if I was convicted of a misdeamenor or a felony in Michigan.
2007-01-08 10:13:12 · 7 answers · asked by SunnyOne 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
go to a search site and look for the city's clerk of courts website then look for a link to go to public access
2007-01-08 10:22:21 · answer #1 · answered by tina1rules 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't usually convict people in the absence of the accused. You haven't been convicted of anything yet. They have issued a warrant for your arrest for being a deadbeat Dad in arrears on your child support obligation. If you go back to Michigan, they can arrest you and then try you on the charges. The fact that you didn't know about the child until four years ago should be in your favor. The fact that you began to pay once you found out should be in your favor. The sad fact of the matter is that if you had never found out about the baby, the warrant would never have been issued because they routinely close files that have no activity and no person to prosecute. As long as the absent parent is unknown or unlocatable, they will shelve the file. When you showed up, they immediately reopened the file and went after you because now they had a person to focus on. The Child Support System is a long way from perfect.
2007-01-08 10:56:55 · answer #2 · answered by rac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark - i'm an criminal expert and that i understand plenty approximately this subject. do no longer take this as starting to be an criminal expert-customer relationship. I accept as true with the different posters that that's substantial that your chum seek for suggestion from a criminal expert. certainly, that's substantial. no longer in basic terms is there a danger of penal complex time via earlier conviction. some states now have "3 strike" regulations. while a guy or woman is convicted the 0.33 time for specific varieties of specific offenses, which will contain shoplifting, an prolonged penitentiary term can consequence. that's the guideline in California. i understand of one case the place somebody is in penitentiary actually for stealing pizza for the 0.33 crime. Your chum desires to understand what magnitude this recent value is going to have for her or his destiny. If he or she lives in a "3 strikes" state, he or she ought to heavily evaluate moving to a distinctive state the place the regulation isn't so harsh.
2016-12-12 07:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by goslin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be able to look that up on Michigan's department of corrections website. Here in Minnesota, you can see if you have been charged with a misdemeanor or felony by looking at the BCA (Buearu of Criminal Apprehension) website which is ran by the state government.
2007-01-08 10:18:09 · answer #4 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can obtain a printout from DMV it will indicate any criminal history or you can obtain a criminal history from the courts dept of records and last thing is most counties have warrant depts within the sheriff's dept they can tell you if you have warrants
2007-01-08 10:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were convicted, you would have been in the courtroom when it happened.
2007-01-08 10:17:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Provide you name, dob, and ssan
2007-01-08 10:16:53 · answer #7 · answered by DON J 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋