If a 17 year old is on probation and has been missing for sometime and gets arrested for theft how much jail time will they get

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   Jodi SoyarsPro

   San Antonio Criminal Defense Attorney

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   Answered May 23, 2012 21:11. He will be prosecuted as an adult. In Texas, the age of majority for criminal offenses is 17. If he was on probation for a class B misdemeanor he can only be sentenced up to 180 days, class A misdemeanors go up to 1 year. In both instances, the person can receive good time behavior credit.

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   Jeffrey Davis

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   Answered May 23, 2012 21:31. Depending on what level offense he is charged with, if a Class B Misdemeanor he is looking at up to 180 days in county jail and if a Class A Misdemeanor up to 1 year in county jail.
   
   He will be treated as an adult as he is 17.

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   Lisa Shapiro

   Houston Criminal Defense Attorney

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   Answered May 24, 2012 10:23. He will definitely be treated as an adult in the new cases, but the old probation may adjudicate as a juvenile - I am not sure on that one. Unfortunately, they will be less likely to give him deferred on the theft case b/c he violated the probation he was on. You should push hard to get a deferred b/c any other outcome will be on his record forever. It will affect him the rest of his life and "theft" is the worst misdemeanor you can have on your record.

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