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Can you serve a short jail sentence instead of being on probation for a year?
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∙ 15y ago
That is up to the judge.
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What if a felon was on three years of probation and never serve any time can he be allow to own a gun?
No. Probation is a sentence for being adjudged guilty. He is still a convicted felon.
Does everyone on parole serve a prison sentence before being released?
Parole is in essence an inmate being allowed to serve their time in the community. All parolees have been to prison. Probation which is an alternative to prison is different even though some felons who have topped a prison sentence are granted probation on a new conviction.
How long can you be sentenced for violating probation in Nevada?
For violating your probation you could be sentenced to serve the remainder of the time on your sentence behind bars.
What if you fail to report to probation?
Read your probation paperwork. Your punishment is up to the judge who issued you the probation - there is NO WAY of knowing what he will do. The absolute worst thing you can always depend on would be to be remanded to jail to serve the remainder of your sentence.
In Indiana what is the sentence for a probation violation?
Probation IS a sentence for being found guilty of an offense.It is at the judge's discretion that they issued a probation sentence rather than sending the convicted defendant to jail.If you violate the judge's trust they may choose to send you to jail to serve the reaminder of your sentence behind bars.
If you are on probation for midemeanor and you violate ...how long jail time will you serve?
It is entirely up to the decision of judge who gave you the sentence of probation in the first place. You could be remanded to jail to serve out the remaainder of your sentence behind bars.
Can you get probation violation until found guilty?
If you are on probation you have already been found guilty. Probation is a sentence for being found guilty. If you commit a violation of your probation you don't get a separate trial for that violation. It means that you have put yourself in jeapordy of the original sentencing judge remanding you to jail to serve the remainder of your sentence. You don't get two bites at the apple.
How much jail will you get if you violate probation in Michigan?
If you violate probation you could be sentenced to serve the remainder of your original sentence behind bars.
What is the punishment for a Motion to Revoke probation?
If your probation is revoked, it means that you will be sent to jail/prison to serve the remainder of your sentence behind bars.
How long can you get for a probation violation if he was originally charged with felonious assault and aggravated burglary?
Probation itself IS a sentence. If you abide by all the conditions of the probation sentence you will remain free of jail. If you violate the condition(s) of your probation your freedom can be revoked and you can be remanded to jail to serve the remainder of the term of your sentence.
What is the maximum sentence for failure to report in GA while on state probation?
VOP is not a statute controlled sentence. You have ALREADY been sentenced for a crime. Probation was your sentence. What may happen to you now is entirely up to the judge who sentenced you, but it could be up to and including include being remanded to jail to serve out the remainder of your original sentence.
Can a vop sentence be reconsidered if at the trial for a charge that vop'd him finds him not guilty?
Infractions that violate your probation are not triable. You've already been found guilty and received your sentence - which was probation. If you violate the probation rules, you've violated your sentence and you can be remanded to jail to serve your "real" sentence.
