Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey
Wanting to surrender for VOProb after 6 years?
I was sentenced to a 364
suspended sentence with 3 years
of probation for fel. poss. of cocaine
at the time i was 18, due to
unfortunate circumatances (a child
who s mother wanted to go to the
service) and no home for me or my
son i had to go move to Delaware
with my Dad. I haven't looked back
since and i am 25, i've since turned
my life around met my wife have a
beautiful home, two more beautiful
children, but no longer want this
haunting me. I want to know what
i can look forward to when i
surrender myself, if i would need a
lawyer. I don't want to leave any
of my children especially my son
who i had to fight his mother in DE
court for full custody of b/c of some
abuse issues in her home. I can't
sleep at night thinking about
leaving them for one day but i know
its better to turn yourself in then to
be brought in. What are my
options? Would they re open my
case and i have to get a lawyer all
over again, or would i just have to
deal with the VOP part of it. How
bad is the length of time that its
been going to work against me.
Thanks for any insight.
6 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Wanting to surrender for VOProb after 6 years?
It all depends on the judge. Best would be to turn yourself in with a lawyer and he may reinstate original sent. You may get 3 to d years in state prison. Please call so I can help.
Re: Wanting to surrender for VOProb after 6 years?
You are looking at up to 5 years. Call me to discuss at 732/247/3340.
Re: Wanting to surrender for VOProb after 6 years?
Sir:
You need a lawyer. You have a family now, and the violation of probation could very well result in actual jail time for you, not just a suspended sentence.I am an attorney who has handled many cases similar to yours in various courts throughout New Jersey in the past. Please contact me to discuss your case in more detail. I never charge for simply talking to a person about their case. Thank you.
Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-
www.njworkerscompensationlaw.com
Re: Wanting to surrender for VOProb after 6 years?
Once a guilty plea is entered a sentence of probation is given in lieu of a jail sentence. When a condition of probation is violated, a defendant, upon a finding that he violated probation, is subject to be resentenced
and can receive that maximum sentence that he could have received when he was first sentenced.
In s situation like yours, where you have been law abiding and have created a positive and productive life style the Court tends to want to permit someone like you to continue that life style and will either terminate probation or require that the probation be served now.
You can be in probation without returning to New Jersey. There are a couple of other options which I will be glad to explain. Meanwhile you need to immediately hire an attorney to
represent you on your violation of probation so that you can appear in court volutarily and not after you have been arrested in your home state and extradited to New Jersey.
Call me if you like.
Gary Moore, Esquire
Hackensack, New Jersey
www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com
Re: Wanting to surrender for VOProb after 6 years?
I have been a Delaware criminal defense lawyer since 1978 and have faced this situation a couple times. The bad side is you skipped out on probation, the good news is you have been a progressing, productive law abiding citizen for the last 6 years. I can produce a case for you before Judge that will likely keep you out of jail and with your family. Call me to discuss. ed pankowski
Re: Wanting to surrender for VOProb after 6 years?
I handled a similar case years ago where my client was picked up on a fugitive warrant after committing a minor offense. Of course, this could happen to you, too.
The best way to proceed is to face the music and do what needs to be done and hope that enforcement is limited to your original sentence. While there may be grounds to set aside the original sentence that would have to be discussed but it is probably a long shot.
We have a number of lawyers here who could assist you. Please call for an appointment if you are interested.
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