Legal Question in Criminal Law in North Carolina
i am on probation for a felony charge i am about to take a plea for a misdemeor charge can i hire a lawyer to help me not go to jail for probation violation
Asked on 12/06/11, 12:32 pm
2 Answer from Attorneys
Clarke Dummit
Dummit Fradin (Winston-Salem Office)
Yes, I would strongly recommend that you hire an experienced trial attorney. There are often ways to enter the plea to the new charge so that there is not a violation of probation, or possibly have the violation served, and heard the same day as part of a plea agreement.
Answered on 12/06/11, 12:55 pm