Probation Violation Warrant
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Georgia
In the late 1990’s I was living a very wild life of cocaine and alcohol and was not making any good judgments. I built a room addition for a man in Hephzibah Georgia and when it came time to pay me, he said he did not have any money. Yet about a week later he took a trip across country. So in a haze of booze and drugs I broke into his house and began to take back what I had installed in an effort to recoup my losses. This ended in felony theft charges and I spent about 6 months in Richmond County jail.
When I got to court I received probation. But upon release I went right back to my old ways and later accepted a ride from an old friend who wanted to help me clean up, and I ended up in Tulsa Oklahoma. I eventually made my way to Los Angeles where I stopped all alcohol and drug use, and began working as personal security and developing my career as a musician.
Now I have 5 children and 2 grandchildren and I wanting to return to Augusta Georgia where I have a felony probation violation warrant awaiting. I clearly do not have to return, but I want to because of my failing health and wanting to be with all my children and grandchildren for the rest of my life.
My question is, what will happen if I return ? I spoke with my PO and he said I would simply go back to jail and be released to re-start my probation. Does anyone here know for sure what would happen to me ?
Re: Probation Violation Warrant
The only person who gets to say, with certainty, what will happen to you is the judge who presides over your probation violation hearing and resentencing.
It may be possible for you to retain counsel in the county where this is pending, and to work out a resolution of the case before you return so that you know exactly what the sentence would be, or at least what the prosecutor's office will be requesting the judge to do.