As a former probation officer, deputy district attorney, and somoene that has been practicing criminal defense for more than 15 years and having tried more than 50 cases, I have the know how to help you through you through this.
The reason I do this job is to help people facing the most difficult times of there lives.
If you or a loved one has been arrested for a Misdemeanor offense you should call our office immediately. You need experienced representation to help you through this and we can help you.
WHAT ARE MISDEMEANOR CASES
Misdemeanor cases are cases where you cannot go to state prison. This means you could still serve local time of up to 364 days. Also you coulb be placed on probation for a period of up to five years in addition to whatever punishment you recieve.
VIOLATIONS OF MISDEMEANOR PROBATION
For every violation of misdemeanor probation that you get you could recieve additional jail time up to the maximum of 364 days. Also you could have your probation time extended and restarted.
Any jail time that you served would be local jail time. Meaning in the local county jail rather than the state prison system.
Things could get complicated if you are accused of several different Misdemeanor or crimes the sentences can be run consecutively rahter than concurrently.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE RATHER THAN CONCURRENT TIME?
Concurrent sentence means at the same time. how this would play out is that you are convicted of several different misdemeanors. The judge could say that all convictions will run concurrent at the same time, which means you would not be subject to 364 on each conviction.
CONSECUTIVE TIME?
This means that the convictions will be run after you finish the first sentence. This means that the terms could be stacked upon each other. This means the terms would be 364 followed by another 364. And this could go on. This is a legal sentence.
POST CONVICTION RELIEF
After you have served your probation period, and sometimes even before that time you can ask the Judge to expunge your conviction from your record. For a more full blog on that subject please see our blogs on expungement.
There are different types of probation for different types of crimes and they vary as much as the crimes vary. For example a case in domestic violence, will have 52 week anger management classes and formal probation, and you will have severe firearm limiations.
For DUI cases you will have to attend clases and pay more fines than usual for other misdemeanor cases.
If you have questions do not hesitate to give us a call although many people think that misdemeanor cases are completely minor and they do not need an Attorney this is not the case. There could be sever consequences for you and your family for even misdemeanor cases.
You need to have an Attorney go over your rights and obligations before you speak to law enforcement. Also, you should get help in conducting your investigation from an Attorney.
give us a call at 559441-1418 if you have any questions we represent people not cases and we can help you through this.
