Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

WILL MY CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE BE TAKEN AWAY?

to give you some details of my situation, i was charged with three misdemeanors when i was 17- shoplifting,obstruction,false information to a police officer. in result the judge put me on conditional discharge, 2 year's probation, and $2300.00 in fines. it's been 1 1/2 now, i volunteered for 40 hours community service and completed it because my probation officer was down my back about paying my fines, however that only covered $300.00. he recently set a court date to revoke my conditional discharge for failure to report and failure to pay fines. now i don't want to make excuses i just want to state the facts, soon after going to court, i became pregnant, however i successfully graduated high school and enrolled in college. i was unable to work because i lived in a small town and had to drive 33 miles to get to a city plus i was having complications with my pregnancy and working was definitely something the doctor was against. i can admit i could have tried harder to find rides to the city and my probation office. i contrary i am doing well in college i have a GPA of 3.5 plus i am currently still looking for a job and working on getting a drivers license and car with the help of my mom. i had planned to join the army when i graduated high school, unfortunately i got pregnant however i still would like to join now to be certified in information technology and hopefully get my certifications to be an air traffic controller by the time i turn 25( i am currently 19).my question is what will happens in court? will i lose my additional discharge? might i add my probation officer issued a warrant for my arrest for violation of probation. my mom was able to get me out of jail by paying my fines(1933.00) in full, which means i have paid my fines and completed my community service. will this help when i go to court?


Asked on 7/07/11, 7:01 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Phillip M. Cook Cook Legal Services, LLC

You need a lawyer to go with you to court. Your GPA and future ambitions may be considered by the court, but the fact that you failed to report (it sounds like multiple times) will be the real issue. YOU chose to live live 33 miles from a city and the judge isn't going to excuse anything because you got pregnant (you had time to get pregnant, but didn't have time to go to mandatory probation meetings?!? Your priorities during this time were clearly not in order) Don't go to court alone -- hire a criminal defense lawyer to represent you, which will give you the best chance of a favorable outcome.

Best of luck.*****The above is for informational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client privilege.******

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Answered on 7/08/11, 6:35 am


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