Legal Question in Criminal Law in Iowa

If you're on probation and recieve a no insurance ticket, an owi, and posession of drug paraphanalia, and you didn't tell your probation officer who in return violated you, (your suspended setence is 2 yrs w/2yr probation, of which you're on the 11th month of) what type of sentence are you looking at, and what possible ways could you reduce the effects of your violations before court, so to be looked favorably upon?????


Asked on 10/15/09, 1:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Todd Miler Miler Law Firm

Any time a probation violation is established, there is always the possibility of the maximum sentence, since you are essentially before the Court again for sentencing. If you have a suspended sentence of 2 years in prison, then the Court can give you that sentence in addition to any new charges. Generally speaking, the ways to reduce the chances of receiving the original sentence are: don't commit new crimes, do the other things required of you on probation such as pay your fines, complete treatment, complete courses required by probation, get along with your probation officer. You have the right to an attorney and I would highly recommend you get one.

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Answered on 10/15/09, 9:05 am


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