Wouldn't there be some sort of statute of limitations on how long a warrant is good for? Or for that matter, you'd think the statute of limitations would have passed years ago on the bad check charge.

Bathia_Mapes: Wouldn't there be some sort of statute of limitations on how long a warrant is good for? Or for that matter, you'd think the statute of limitations would have passed years ago on the bad check charge.

More importantly, would you want your sheriff wasting your tax dollars to chase something like this down? How stupid.

queezyweezel: Bathia_Mapes: Wouldn't there be some sort of statute of limitations on how long a warrant is good for? Or for that matter, you'd think the statute of limitations would have passed years ago on the bad check charge.

More importantly, would you want your sheriff wasting your tax dollars to chase something like this down? How stupid.

Good point. That too.

Warrants generally don't go away unless they're served or the suspect dies. The courts expect reasonable efforts to be made to serve the warrant, but even if it cannot be served it's still active. In this case I cannot imagine it would take more than a few hours of research to see if this person was even still alive and in the state. Unfortunately if they are the law requires the warrant to be served.

Cog: Warrants generally don't go away unless they're served or the suspect dies.

sometimes the court will review and dismiss old warrants that haven't been served. But it's not like the do it on a set schedule, if at all. I think it's up to the judge.

queezyweezel:
More importantly, would you want your sheriff wasting your tax dollars to chase something like this down? How stupid.


This sounds like a publicity stunt the Sheriff is having the intern or the secretary work on researching when they aren't too busy playing solitaire.

Who gives a shiat if they find him. So he's out 50 bucks, I'm sure he won't suffer a heart attack for having to cough up the money. Crap, if he invested that 30 bucks and took it out at the right time, this may have been a good investment for him.

For some reason I expected this to be from South Carolina...

/ridiculous sheriffs

cambie: I'm sure he won't suffer a heart attack for having to cough up the money.

Assuming he was even as young as 16 yrs old when he wrote the cheque he'd be 96 today.

I don't think you can say "He won't suffer a heart attack for ___________ " with any surety, no matter how you fill in that blank!

If there was ever a headline worth using the old "Having solved all of _______'s problems,..." this would be it

He has to be about a hundred years old. AKA probably at least 20 years dead.

thatguymn: If there was ever a headline worth using the old "Having solved all of _______'s problems,..." this would be it

If only we could get rid of all the "let it go, because it's gone" headlines.

Bill_Wick's_Friend: Assuming he was even as young as 16 yrs old when he wrote the chequecheck he'd be 96 today.

sorry. pet peeve.

Sergeant Pecker's Lonely Hearts Club Gang Bang: thatguymn: If there was ever a headline worth using the old "Having solved all of _______'s problems,..." this would be it

If only we could get rid of all the "let it go, because it's gone" headlines.

Totally agree, we should let go of "let it go, because it's gone" until it's gone.

Will interest be factored in or not?
And yes, the man could be dead.

The sheriff needs a swift crunch in the potch.

Jumpin' Jebus, they'll expend more in man hours than they'll collect, if at all. How about they try to serve some current outstanding warrants instead?

Was the warrant for driving while black? Thats serious, I hope they dig him up pronto!

I say hang Him.


Most likely does drugs by now anyway.

Likes the cut of his jib.

In 1989, Tennessee revised its criminal code. The following year the statute of limitations was revised to conform to the format of the revised criminal code. The statute requires prosecution for a felony to begin within: fifteen years for a Class A felony; eight years for a Class B felony; four years for a Class C or Class D felony; and two years for a Class E felony. See T.C.A. § 40-2-101. The state must commence prosecution for a misdemeanor within twelve months after the offense has been committed. See T.C.A. § 40-2-102.

Obviously, the statute of limitation has long since passed. Attempting to serve a warrant for this crime is moot.

Here's a slightly better article, urging folks to use their time machines to locate Rowland.

http://www.starhq.com/news/html/news/articles/articles.asp?day=Thursday&article = nw-oldwarrant.html

/get rid of the spaces between "article =" and "= nw-oldwarrant.html" for better results
//Fark is messing that up somehow
//Yes, YOU, Fark...

stevec2usa: In 1989, Tennessee revised its criminal code. The following year the statute of limitations was revised to conform to the format of the revised criminal code. The statute requires prosecution for a felony to begin within: fifteen years for a Class A felony; eight years for a Class B felony; four years for a Class C or Class D felony; and two years for a Class E felony. See T.C.A. § 40-2-101. The state must commence prosecution for a misdemeanor within twelve months after the offense has been committed. See T.C.A. § 40-2-102.

Obviously, the statute of limitation has long since passed. Attempting to serve a warrant for this crime is moot.

What classifies as a Class E felony? How is that even a felony at that point? Is that stuff like putting your gum under a picnic table in a national park or something?

And what I was going to say several people have already covered. If there's any kind of statute of limitations on a crime it's almost guaranteed to be a hell of a lot less than 80 years, is the Sheriff stupid or something?

J.A. Rowland went to war - he got the Congressional Medal of Honor, he saved the lives of 400 men on a Navy transport ship in the pacific.

Phoenix_M: J.A. Rowland went to war - he got the Congressional Medal of Honor, he saved the lives of 400 men on a Navy transport ship in the pacific.

And his brother amost went to prison when Uncle Billy lost the Building & Loan money.

Cog: Warrants generally don't go away unless they're served or the suspect dies. The courts expect reasonable efforts to be made to serve the warrant, but even if it cannot be served it's still active. In this case I cannot imagine it would take more than a few hours of research to see if this person was even still alive and in the state. Unfortunately if they are the law requires the warrant to be served.


Though all the logical points mentioned are entirely valid, the above is true for warrants in most states. I, myself, have an active warrant (misdemeanor) in a particular state in a particular county, and I know it isn't going anywhere.

BTW, just to illustrate how much the FedGov thinks about misdemeanor warrants, I just bought a new gun today: HKUSP45CT. It's spiffy.

-GWW

GDubDub: Cog: Warrants generally don't go away unless they're served or the suspect dies. The courts expect reasonable efforts to be made to serve the warrant, but even if it cannot be served it's still active. In this case I cannot imagine it would take more than a few hours of research to see if this person was even still alive and in the state. Unfortunately if they are the law requires the warrant to be served.


Though all the logical points mentioned are entirely valid, the above is true for warrants in most states. I, myself, have an active warrant (misdemeanor) in a particular state in a particular county, and I know it isn't going anywhere.

BTW, just to illustrate how much the FedGov thinks about misdemeanor warrants, I just bought a new gun today: HKUSP45CT. It's spiffy.

-GWW

I owe California for teh cost of a new car. Don't ask.

The statute of limitations specifies the length of time after which charges may not be brought for a crime. Once charges are brought and a warrant issued, its good forever. So there.

/ A Fark Not-Lawyer

If the Sheriff thinks he's under a legal obligation to do it, then whoopdedo. The guy's probably dead, but... *shrug*

Not news.

If I were Mr Rowland I'd be more than happy to be served with this warrant.

queezyweezel: Bathia_Mapes: Wouldn't there be some sort of statute of limitations on how long a warrant is good for? Or for that matter, you'd think the statute of limitations would have passed years ago on the bad check charge.

More importantly, would you want your sheriff wasting your tax dollars to chase something like this down? How stupid.

More importantly, shouldn't a sheriff do something like enforce the law? It's what he's paid for.

/it's early

This is actually rather interesting, and I need to call my grandmother because Rowland is a family name and Rowland spelled that way is unusual. I have no idea if we were in Tennessee, though.

/wonders if this will finally make me not the black sheep

stevec2usa: In 1989, Tennessee revised its criminal code. The following year the statute of limitations was revised to conform to the format of the revised criminal code. The statute requires prosecution for a felony to begin within: fifteen years for a Class A felony; eight years for a Class B felony; four years for a Class C or Class D felony; and two years for a Class E felony. See T.C.A. § 40-2-101. The state must commence prosecution for a misdemeanor within twelve months after the offense has been committed. See T.C.A. § 40-2-102.

Obviously, the statute of limitation has long since passed. Attempting to serve a warrant for this crime is moot.

Good find BUT: a) it appears that the prosecution had begun, and presumably within a reasonable timeframe and b) this is a 1989 statute with no mention of what to do about prosecutions that began before the statue went into law.

Yea, it's still dumb to pursue it at this late date.

Okay, let's assume everything is valid...the warrant can still be served and that statute of limitations hasn't run out...if the guy is dead do they go after his estate for the money owed?

On the unlikely chance this ever reaches trial, any reasonable judge would throw the case out anyway.

Terrified Asexual Forcemeat:

I owe California for teh cost of a new car. Don't ask.

You can't bring up an awesome story like that and then not tell it. Them's the rules.

log_jammin: Bill_Wick's_Friend: Assuming he was even as young as 16 yrs old when he wrote the chequecheck he'd be 96 today.

sorry. pet peeve.

check: verb

cheque: noun

English motherfarker, does you knows it?

What a ass hat sheriff, who has solved all other problems in his town may look like:



If I were sheriff Dufus, I wouldn't want the locals to know I'm spending my time on this crap.

/pic so hot it scorched my fingers

GDubDub:
BTW, just to illustrate how much the FedGov thinks about misdemeanor warrants, I just bought a new gun today: HKUSP45CT. It's spiffy.

Cat-like typing? Gun manufacturers should be required by law to include hyphens when naming weapons.

tombotia: log_jammin: Bill_Wick's_Friend: Assuming he was even as young as 16 yrs old when he wrote the chequecheck he'd be 96 today.

sorry. pet peeve.

check: verb

cheque: noun

English motherfarker, does you knows it?


You are kidding aren't you? In the states, check can be a noun too.

Fark Infested Waters: In the states, check can be a noun too.

I think that was the point about the "English" dig. I read it as tombotia yanking a little American chain.

Cop's not an asshat. He's used his time and resources to create interest so someone else will find the dead guy for him. 10 minutes with a reporter is all it would have taken - less time than going through the records is going to take the local history nerds that are now looking. And if anyone asks what he's doing to serve warrants, he's got some nice clippings to wave about.

Is he the sheriff from Rock Ridge?

sloppy shoes: queezyweezel:
More importantly, would you want your sheriff wasting your tax dollars to chase something like this down? How stupid.


This sounds like a publicity stunt the Sheriff is having the intern or the secretary work on researching when they aren't too busy playing solitaire.

I think we have a winner here!

Jamieboy: What a ass hat sheriff, who has solved all other problems in his town may look like:



If I were sheriff Dufus, I wouldn't want the locals to know I'm spending my time on this crap.

/pic so hot it scorched my fingers

wow...he even looks like a douche.

Well in all fairness, adjusted for inflation that debt is now worth about $370. Or if 5% interest were compounded annually the debtor now owes about $1500. Or if adjusting for inflation and charging 5% interest compounded annually the debtor owes about $5,800.

/someone had to do it
//sheriff is an attention whore

Fark Infested Waters: tombotia: log_jammin: Bill_Wick's_Friend: Assuming he was even as young as 16 yrs old when he wrote the chequecheck he'd be 96 today.

sorry. pet peeve.

check: verb

cheque: noun

English motherfarker, does you knows it?


You are kidding aren't you? In the states, check can be a noun too.

Because you guys can't spell.... right up there with all of the "ou" words.

I say, no matter how elderly the chappie is, he should still see the inside of gaol for this business with the cheque. Back then, that was likely enough for a full set of tyres, or even would serve as a decent deposit on a lorry.
/English logic puzzles, we loves them, preciousss....

If they had discovered this 40 years ago, he wouldn't be on a fixed income and he'd be able to pay it more easily.

OR, they could all be fired for allowing the warrant to be active for this long.

It's sortof like a robber who returns the money to the bank and tries to get a reward.

Dictatorial_Flair: stevec2usa: and two years for a Class E felony. See T.C.A. § 40-2-101. The state must commence prosecution for a misdemeanor within twelve months after the offense has been committed. See T.C.A. § 40-2-102.

Obviously, the statute of limitation has long since passed. Attempting to serve a warrant for this crime is moot.

What classifies as a Class E felony? How is that even a felony at that point? Is that stuff like putting your gum under a picnic table in a national park or something?



A class E felony is something that would have been a misdemeanor like 30 years ago that they decided to make a felony just to give people a felony record and make the people in the prison industry rich.

If you was busted for a Class E felony with like a 1-2 year sentence you would probably spend less time in the state pen before being paroled than someone with a misdemeanor sentenced to 11 months 29 days would spend in the county jail