My question involves criminal law for the state of: Texas
My friend lives in south texas and was arrested for dui and evading an officer. He was charged with 2 misdemeanors (cannot recall class, possibly B). He was give one year probation and some fines. Fines are paid and he has only one meeting with PO left and he was arrested last week for possession of marijuana (less than a dime). He was immediately arrested and he was bailed out for a few hundred bucks. He hasn't been charged yet.
Its been more than a couple days and he hasn't told his PO. His current plan is to visit his PO tomorrow instead of next week, pay them their fee (which he pays every meeting) and get the probation over with before they are notified of the offense. He has never missed a meeting and never violated so far, not even trace amounts of drugs/alc in his UA. Had a decent parole officer but was recently switched to a new one (this final meeting will be his 2nd with this man). Is withholding this info a horrible idea? Don't want to advise him to tell PO if telling is the ONLY way its brought to their attention.
He called a lawyer for consult today, and he said he could likely get a year in the county jail. I have read elsewhere that you can be sentenced for the remainder of your probation, but that's going to end before the hearing for the possession even happens.
I plan on calling other lawyers for him tomorrow... Is it worth it in this case to hire a lawyer? He is struggling financially so would it be worth the cost?

