Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

what is a plea bargen?

My husband was on house arrest for two years but he violated his probation he was going to get off early if he didnt violate.his next court date is may 5th his lawyer said he had to stay in jail untill may 5th then he would be able to fight his defence he got locked up on march 30th every one includeing his po officer is giveing him a good recommondation but the state attorney want to give him a plea bargen what could that possably be?he has no pryors and this is his first vop what would they offer him? will he get out on may 5th?


Asked on 4/17/05, 1:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Valerie Masters Valerie Masters, P.A.

Re: what is a plea bargen?

you dont really give me enough facts to completely answer your question. when someone violates their probation they are usually hels in jail with no bond until the issue is resolved. he has two choices. first he can accept the deal or plea bargain the state offers on may5th. that offer depends on what he was on proabation for, how he violated etc. It can be as low as continued proabtion and time served or as high as the stautory maximum prison sentence he could have received on the original charges.the second choice is to have a formal violation of probation hearing, where the state has to prove the violation. 99% of the time the state wins those hearings and then the judge gives out a sentence which can be almost anything as discussed above. so the answer is he will get out if the plea allows for that, if the plea is more jail or prison he won't.

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Answered on 4/17/05, 6:37 pm


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