Is it true that they can't extend your probation longer than the original sentence?
The short answer is that they are wrong -- a term of probation can, in fact, be much longer than the prison time to which a person ends up getting...
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The short answer is that they are wrong -- a term of probation can, in fact, be much longer than the prison time to which a person ends up getting...
I applaud your spirit in trying to do this yourself, and I believe you're absolutely right in principle. However, as a practical matter, I think...
OK, it's going to take a bit of doing to unpack all the questions here. 1) Whether or not a case is the same as a case a defendant has already had...
Yes, definitely. A 180-day writ is where a defendant who 1) is in the MO Dept of Corrections AND 2) has pending criminal cases in...
I assume you're asking what you can do about getting counsel. One thing that would be useful to know is what your bond was, and what you actually...
In response to the two parts of you question: 1) Usually an answer occurs relatively quickly. I've never heard of it taking longer than a week,...
First response makes a good suggestion. Just be aware that by having a gun around, any time your husband is around that gun, it might seems to an...
It's not exactly clear in your question -- did the police officer actually issue a ticket for failing to wear your glasses? Or did he/she just...
The first attorney is correct. However, I would also add that one of the worst things you can do on probation (probably parole, as well) is to...
I would echo what the first attorney answer stated, but I would also say that I have had a lot of experiences where I witnessed people in court who...