Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

Hi my son was recently placed on probation and is doing a program called the Hyatt act for a fleeing and eluding if he completes the program successfully it will not be on his record he at the time plead guilty. Now 3 wks ago his daughters mom comes over (day after he's put on probation) she gets intoxicated gets a ph call let's the person know she'll b right out. My son n her part ways around 12am. She walks away n he gos the other. 12:18 I'm sent a photo of this girl's face says under Broken Jaw bone thru teeth I questions huh what happened how when who did this no response. Around 1230am I get a ph call my son needing ride to ER cuz his ex was jumped I asked ?s called around to get him a ride h mssgd back nvr mind he'd figure it out. Bout 30-45min later a video on Facebook posted his ex in ER saying she would find out who did this n get revenge. I ask who did this. Response don't know she don't remember how she got to ER or what happened. She has a broken jaw. The next am I pick her up from friends we go see a specialist she is told emergency surgery is needed that day she has me take her to my sons where she lays in bed next to him for the next 3-4 hrs. Her mother calls asks if I'd seen her I told her address she picks her up to take her to hospital. Surgery is finished the mom is drunk n she is removed from hospital the boyfriend is too I pick her up and she wants to go go my sons so he can take care of her. She stays 2 days has a friend pick her up to go stay w her. The mother n her get in a tiff it gets lil physical and cops are called it's over pressing charges on who did this. The mom says if she don't she won't be seeing kids. So my sons ex gos back to boyfriends house who 3 days prior breaks her finger and 3 wks earlier trys to run my son over w car police show ask if my son wants charges pressed no. Now 3 wks go by and a day ago she calls my son n I for a ride to ER due to her wire coming lose boyfriend puts hands on her she may need more surgery. The police show up at my sons looking for her so they can close a case. Today my son was to see his Prob Officer police officers arrest my son an say anything bout being charged w domestic. And I believe contempt of court failure to pay on a ticket or fine. Since the PO had him arrested on a running warrant and put out the domestic if my son pleads not guilty will he have to sit in jail or get a PR bond if he pleads guilty then he'll automatically due time for something he's not guilty of am I correct. He has no felony criminal record as of now but does he renig on the Hyatt act


Asked on 4/06/17, 6:00 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Neil O'Brien Eaton County Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Your SON should be talking to lawyers who can represent him in court, on his probation violation & on his new charge ... or asking the court to appoint him an attorney if he can't afford to hire one. His momma asking questions on LawGuru.com doesn't help him. No one here can answer your "What will happen to my son?" questions because we don't know all the accurate facts, don't know where this case is and who the judge is (the latter may have a big impact on "what will happen" because some judges have known tendencies on how they react to people on probation who pick up new allegations), etc. In general, if your son is on HYTA probation for a felony and is alleged to have committed a violent assault, a PR bond is quite unlikely.

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Answered on 4/06/17, 6:26 am


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