Does a person on probation that gets arrested for another felony normally get their probation totally revoked for 1st violation

There are so many different factors that go into a judge's decision to revoke or not revoke that is really impossible to predict what will happen...

Probation.

As an attorney I have many times smoothed over a mistake made by a probationer, but Mr. Kimbrell is right that every case is different and other...

What is the exact time that a person (foreing) has to serve in jail if the sentence was: 7 yrs, 1 yrs serve, 6 yrs prob?

Once the person pleads to a felony that includes jail time, he is a state prisoner and is subject to the supervision of the department of...

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Probation violation-- petition to discharge

There is no way to know for sure, but everything that the PO told you is certainly possible. Whether it will happen is really dependant on the...

Is this situation only going to get worse?

You don't have any thing to worry about, but your friend does. Residential Burglary is a big deal, people feel violated when their personal space...

I got caught shoplifting at Publix while on probation but publix dropped the charges however the city of Atl expects me in court

You need to get a lawyer. If you are doing things that you are not sure what they are, you could be making a serioius mistake. Fulton County does...

If its someones first offense...are they definately doing time or is there a chance that they might just get probation?

A first time offender usually has a chance to get a sentence that does not include jail time, but the odds go down as the seriousness of the crime...

My husband was arrested for false accusations and then I wanted to bail him out but he has a ice hold

I am going to sound like a broken record, but your husband really needs to get both a criminal defense lawyer to fight the false charges and an...

He is going to need a lawyer. A lawyer will be in a much better position to get information from the probation office regarding the VOP charge and...

What should I expect-- probation violation

I don't know where in Georgia his warrant was issued, but all of the jurisdictions I practice in in will not grant a bond in a probation revocation...