Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

First of all, to help him get past calling it "just a wrong decision." It is a serious felony.

While he may serve a lesser sentence, he can be put in prison for a decade. Additionally, ANY conviction will make him pretty much unemployable for life.

If these charges are two years old, I am incredulous that he apparently still hasn't hired a lawyer. If you want to help him, recognize that he is serious trouble and has waited way too long to get legal help. Get him a lawyer Monday.

("Just a fine and probation", besides being very costly, also makes him unemployable and has many other consequences, again a reason you need to get him help.) A good lawyer may be able to explore options such as a deferred disposition, 1st offender status or even a dismissal, depending on the facts. So, best case scenario, he puts this all the way behind him. Worst case scenario, you call it a mistake and he probably gets time as he didn't bother with counsel.

He is facing a serious potentially life changing moment. Treat it that way. And good luck.

Because he has no prior record, the judge will probably give him probation, commuity service and a fine. While you may think that is fantastic news, I reality it is not fantastic news. Why? Because you have indicated that your husband is dealing with hard times. First, he will have a harder time finding employment with a felony conviction. Every week people call asking how to get the charge (where they happily agreed to probation) expunged from their record, because they cannot find employment. The conviction will not be expunged. Second, related to the hard time, if he cannot meet his obligations while on probation, or stops reporting to probation because he cannot meet his obligations (probation supervision fee, community service b/c he does nto have gas for the car), or has another lapse in judgment, the judge will send him directly to jail. While no one thinks about violating probation, half of the justice system deals with probation violations. Therefore, I would suggest trying to hire an attorney to assist you. See my website: www.lawrencelewispc.com Good luck.