Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: Old Probation Question

There may be a variety of new penalties and penalties for failing to complete the probation. You will have to surrender to the Court on the bench warrant that was issued when you failed to comply with the terms of your probation. The mandatory release date of 10/14/02 no longer applies because your probation stopped running when you absconded and the warrant was issued. You need a lawyer to negotiate a number of issues, from bail to the penalties to be paid. Your original lawyer can probably help you, or you can feel free to call me for a free consultation. Steve Mandell Attorney at Law Santa Monica (310) 393-0639

Re: Old Probation Question

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Re: Old Probation Question

Thanks for your posting.

The answer to your question depends on your original charges, plus any new charges for failure to appear. Typically, for a probation violation, you can be sentenced up to the maximum of whatever your previous charges were. Absconding the area, or causing a warrant to go out for your arrest from your own fault, may toll the time period for prosecution, meaning that the statute of limitations for the original crimes may not be a defense in your case.

These cases can be negotiated, and if you want more information, have other questions, or feel that you need legal assistance, please feel free to email me directly at [email protected]. I'm happy to help in any way that I can.