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    Default Youth Services Officer Won't Say When Probation Ends

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Tennessee (Williamson County)

    SWIM was arrested for possession of paraphernalia in March of 2012. He was put on probation and later failed a drug test in September of 2012. He appeared in court on October 10, 2012 and was given 6 months of probation from that date. He called his YSO (Youth Services Officer) on April 8 to find out when he got off probation because he forgot. He was told it ended April 10, 2013. He called again on April 10 to double check that he was now a free man. His probation officer called his mother and left a voice-mail claiming this was suspicious behavior and that she (SWIM's YSO) refuses to tell him when he gets off probation and threatened to put me back on the docket and more drug tests and what not. Can SWIM's YSO do that? and can she deny him of his right to know when probation ended? If she cannot and he has to appear before court, can he use the voicemail as evidence against her? SWIM was VERY eager to be a free man as he is almost 19 years old and feels like a criminal while he has drastically changed his life and even obtained scholarships for college. PLEASE HELP SWIM!

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    Default Re: Youth Services Officer Won't Say When Probation Ends

    You're on probation until you're discharged.

    If you choose to use illegal drugs while on probation and get caught.... Well, somebody who is you wouldn't do anything so foolish, I'm sure....

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    I don't plan on doing ANYTHING illegal for fear of losing scholarships; I've matured a lot after over a year of probation. So you're telling me that the 6 months sentence means nothing? Don't I have the right to know when it ends?

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    You're on probation until you're discharged.

    If you choose to use illegal drugs while on probation and get caught.... Well, somebody who is you wouldn't do anything so foolish, I'm sure....

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    Default Re: Youth Services Officer Won't Say When Probation Ends

    If you were sentenced to six months of probation, when you are discharged you will be discharged - absent probation violations, one would expect that to occur roughly six months after sentencing. You are free to investigate with the court whether a hearing has been scheduled for the discharge and whether you are required to attend.

    (I'm not sure why people pull the "SWIM" stuff... the "I" never seems to actually stand for "isn't.")

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    Default Re: Youth Services Officer Won't Say When Probation Ends

    The PO is not your personal secretary. You were told when you were to be discharged. You forgot. That's not SWIM's *snicker* PO's fault. Your rights are not being violated. SWIM*another snicker* has to be accountable for his info and needs to stop bothering the PO over things that he has been repeatedly told. If you want to know when you probation is over, go to the clerk's office and ask them to look at the court jacket and tell you your discharge date.

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