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    Default Violation Of Probation

    Hello,

    I was charged last year with disorderly conduct, placed on 2 years probation along with community service. After being postponed for over a year we settled on that, well a month in I was pulled over and they asked if they could search my car. I forgot that I had a very old pipe in the car and they found it. They were able to scrape 1.9 grams of weed/resin from the pipe. I was charged for that and the judge gave me one year probation and 25 hours community service to run concurrent with my other probation. I told my probation officer everything. Well 6 months later I go in to my PO yesterday and she says that they issued a warrant for my arrest for breaking the conditions of my probation. She has given me 2 weeks to turn myself in, but after talking to my lawyer last night he was very helpful. He said that we will just have to wait until we go to court on it. Do you guys know what usually happens in theses instances? I am so sick of probation because it has almost cost me my job and was a couple of months from having a year done which would have hopefully let me get the remainder dropped. If I elect for just working out a jail sentence with my lawyer and the DA what does that usually consist of? Would it even be possible to get 30 days and then not have probation when I am done? I am in Texas.

    Thanks

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    Default Re: Violation Of Probation

    I meant to say talking to my lawyer wasn't very helpful.

    Thanks

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    Default Re: Violation Of Probation

    The probation violation hearing is over the marijuana conviction? Or is there some other violation as well?

    When you violate probation, the judge usually takes it as a sign that you need more supervision, not less.

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    Default Re: Violation Of Probation

    Well they told me that it is because I picked up another charge therefore violating my probation. The marijuana charge was in a different county and the judge decided to just let my probation run concurrent with the probation I was currently on.

    I just got off the phone with the bail bondsman and he said this was a joke, my original offense of disorderly conduct and should not have carried a 2 year probation but the fact is I had a firearm and was not licensed so they gave me that sentence.

    I just want this all to be over with, do they ever offer a short jail sentence and afterwards no probation?

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