It was in Ohio
2007-11-26 07:12:36 · 6 answers · asked by deb227 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Capias was probably not the base charge. He probably defaulted on some other charge and a writ of capias was issued as a result, ordering him taken into custody. Like, he got busted for something earlier and didn't show up in court.
2007-11-26 07:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No-one is "charged with capias". A writ of capias is an order from a court for the state to take someone into custody and present him to the court.
It's not technically an arrest, and is *usually* used for witnesses that don't show up when they've been subpoenad to do so. (Or if the court has reason to believe they're planning to not show up) The alternative is to find the witness in contempt for ignoring the subpoena, and issue an arrest warrant.
Richard
2007-11-26 07:30:47 · answer #2 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An order to the sheriff to arrest or take into custody a person to assure their appearance in court. If the order was not executed, a second order was called an alias capias. If a third order was necessary, it was called a pluries capias.
2007-11-26 07:16:04 · answer #3 · answered by Ferret 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I googled CAPIAS and it seems there are many types. Check out link
http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c188.htm
EDIT: Okay, Hawk - you are 30 seconds faster than me...
2007-11-26 07:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Jessie H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An arrest on sight order.
2007-11-26 07:30:58 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c188.htm
2007-11-26 07:16:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋