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    Default Failure to Appear after Probation Violation, and Possible Sentence

    my son is 23 and lives in pasco county florida.
    he had never been in trouble before this.

    he was arrested awhile back for driving w/o a valid d.l. and for poss. of marijuana under 20 grams..both misdemeanors. he got probation. he was supposed to get his D.L. and do drug tests...he didn't. so now he was arrested for vop. he was dreading his court date, and when it came up...he was scared and said he wasn't ready to go to jail. florida jails are so full, that he could have got off pretty easy...but he didn't go.

    now he has been arrested on a warrant for fta for both the charges.
    his bail is 5,000 each charge. i'm in georgia, and i really don't want to bail him out, because i'm assuming he'll have to do some time, and this will probably count as time served.



    he's been in there for a week now. i'm wondering how long he'll have to sit in jail before he sees a judge? and when he does see a judge...what kind of sentence is he looking at?


    any info is greatly appreciated

    connie

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    Default Re: is he looking at jail time? how much?

    I've never seen a first time misdemeanor ever result in jail time. Even if a jury convicts him, he's most likely to get probation.

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    Default Re: is he looking at jail time? how much?

    but even on a failure to appear on a vop charge?

    my sister told me he was 'a high risk', for what, i don't know.

    i guess because he didn't go to court. would they give him probation a second time? even if he didn't do what he was supposed to the first time?

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    Default Re: is he looking at jail time? how much?

    and i feel bad for not bailing him out.. but gosh.. i wasn't the one that got into trouble! he's got to learn his lesson and realize you can't mess with the law.. they always win!! and if i did bail him out.. who's to say he wouldn't go to court again?? i'm in georgia.. i can't drag him there.. but if i was.. i would!! lol

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    Default Re: is he looking at jail time? how much?

    Quote Quoting gaconnie
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    but even on a failure to appear on a vop charge?

    my sister told me he was 'a high risk', for what, i don't know.

    i guess because he didn't go to court. would they give him probation a second time? even if he didn't do what he was supposed to the first time?
    Sorry, I read it wrong. I thought you meant he was looking at just possession charges.

    Probation is a very serious deal. If he violates it then he could have to serve the rest of the probation time in jail. How long is he on probation for?

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    Default Re: is he looking at jail time? how much?

    Another reason not to bail him out is the prior FTA. If he pulls that again, and forfeits the bail, where will that leave you?

    The judge is likely to infer that he didn't show up for drug tests because he was continuing to use drugs.

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    Default Re: Failure to Appear after Probation Violation, and Possible Sentence

    well.. my son got picked up two days after his court date. he spent almost a month in jail before his court date came up. he was sentenced to 90 days w/ time served.. soooo... thanks blue eagle, for taking the time to reply.

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