Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

: Violating Probation

it depends on the charge for which he is on probation, his history, the probation officer, and the judge.

In the worst case scenario, he could be violated and order to serve a sentence for the underlying crime(s).

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Re: Violating Probation

The probation violation proceeding kind of takes on a life of its own, even though the A/B charge and the probation violation were caused by the same incident. The probation violation hearing could end up being a mini-trial of the A/B charge, but ONLY for the purpose of the probation matter. Then there is the right to another FULL trial on the A/B charge, this time for the purpose of resolving the A/B charge.

What happens depends to a large degree on the strength of the new A/B matter. If it is a weak case, both the A/B charge and the probation violation are likely to be dismissed. It also depends on whether both matters are in the same court, who the probation officer is, the judge, and your boyfriend's record.

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