10 Tips for Successfully Completing Probation
#1. BE AWARE OF THE PROSECUTOR’S HIDDEN AGENDA AND DON’T FALL VICTIM TO IT Often, the state finds it easier to convict a person on a probation violation than the original charge. Therefore, the state attorney may agree to a reduced sentence that includes probation rather than going to trial. For example, a defendant (let’s […]
What is a Violation of Probation?
Probation is possible in a criminal sentence phase of a case. Sometimes, probation is instead of or in conjunction with a jail or prison sentence. The terms of probation include specific rules that you have to follow as part of your probation and you need to strictly adhere to those rules to successfully complete probation. […]