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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read that JimBob told everyone his arrest was imminent and not to talk to the media. Can any lawyers here tell the not-lawyers among us how common it is for someone to be given that level of notice and be allowed to turn themselves in? Bc that seems very measured compare to stories I’ve read about door being busted down for crimes that are much more innocuous.[/quote]

In federal cases, it is not uncommon to know indictment is imminent - it’s the when and what exactly it’ll cover that’s the secret [/quote]

It's also more likely to happen this way in what are expected to be high-profile cases.  If there were video footage of police breaking down Josh Duggar's door to forcibly arrest him, that would be all over the internet in a heartbeat and would call a lot of publicity to the case in a way that is not necessarily helpful to prosecutors.  That kind of sensationalism makes it a lot harder to find a jury pool that hasn't seen the footage and might not have been influenced by it from the start, which can become an appeals issue for the defense later if the prosecutor is perceived as having tried to inflame public sentiment against the defendant.

Plus, it's a lot easier for law enforcement when people turn themselves in rather than needing to be hunted down.[/quote]

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