Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

You might as well come clean because they are going to know that that amount of alcohol in your system could not have come from cough syrup. It will be better if you come clean as opposed to lying about it which they never appreciate. You may be able to mitigate the harm, but you were going to have to be punished somehow for violating your probation. Most judges closely follow what your probation officer recommends. It is also best to be represented by an experienced criminal attorney that handles probation violations in your area and is familiar with your judge and probation officer.