IF I BEEEN ARRESTED AND I HAVE TO SERVE JAIL TIME CAN I STILL APPEAL AN APPLY FOR ELECTRIC MONITORING

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   Answered July 04, 2011 10:04. You have to have some legal basis for an appeal. If you do you have 30 days from judgment to file a misdemeanor appeal and 60 days to file a felony appeal. If you have been placed on probation with a jail component you have 6 months to apply to modify the sentence.
   
   In general electronic monitoring has to be agreed to at the latest at the time of sentencing. If the court orders it you still have to pay for it. It can be expensive.

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