Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

held in contempt

my boyfriend was arrested on 1-5-07 by the baraga county sherrifs dept...for a bench warrant for contempt failure to appear. on a domestic violance case that happened in 2006. the warrant was issued on 10-24-06 and was recieved by the sherrifs dept on 10-25-06. i was just wondering what kind of sentence he is looking at?


Asked on 1/06/08, 2:43 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Aaron Miller Law Office of Aaron W. Miller pllc

Re: held in contempt

The maximum penalty for Domestic violence 1st offense is 93 days in jail. If he has one or more prior convictions it could be more.

Contempt of Court is also a jailable offense. In 2006, the max penalty in this kind of circumstance was 30 days in jail.

How much time he will actually be sentenced to depends on whether he pleads guilty to anything and other factors determined at sentencing.

If he hasn't pled to anything yet, a bond will be set and if posted, he'll be released until sentencing.

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Answered on 1/06/08, 3:24 pm

Re: held in contempt

If the case can be beat, there is no sentence.

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www.AggressiveCriminalDefense.com

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Answered on 1/06/08, 7:59 pm


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