Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

My boyfriend was released on October 6, 2010 after being

charged with violation of probation due to non-

reporting.After completing nearly 3 months in county jail

he was sent to court where judge sentenced him for 1yr

probation for failure to report even though he had not

incurred any new charges since initial sentence. He was

instructed to report to the probation office for assignment

and to check in within 48 hours of release. On Oct 8, 2010

he followed court instuctions and went to probation office

for additional instructions. When he arrived his assigned

probation officer was not in therefore he was assisted by

the supervisor which upon review of his file and since he

had not obtained any additional charges since 2007 made the

decision to release him from probation obligation and

advised he was free and to "have a great life". My boyfriend asked the supervisor if he was correct and if any documentation needed to be signed or provided to him indicating his decision. The supervisor responded no he would take of everything.However 3

weeks has passed when his assigned PO left a message

stating the supervisor was incorrect and he was still on

probation. The po then threatened to submit a warrant for

his arrest since offender was aware of obligations .

However my boyfriend informed supervisor of court order and

why he was there but supervisor stated he did not see any reason to keep hin on probation since it was a failure to report and no other chargers had been obtained. When I spoke with supervisor concerning his statement his reply was it was friday and

file had not been updated and assigned po did not update

file according to procedures and basically stated it was my

boyfriend fault for not following correct procedures and since he was aware of judge sentence still has to report I explained to him that due to information he provided he accepted a job which required him to travel outside of ga. He then proceeded to stated po can issue warrant for leaving state without approval.

1 Answer from Attorneys

Related Questions & Answers

More Criminal Law questions and answers in Georgia

Looking for something else?