My boyfriend is in jail for probation violation, he got a plea for 4 months. Is there any way that he can get out sooner?
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Sammi_09
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Possibly a petition on why he should be let out sooner? You are talking a lot of signatures depending on what he did. or A powerful attorney that is very persuasive.
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I believe that if he took a plea, the plea is the best they can do. It really depends on what his crime was. I would need more information.
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There are so many factors involved in whether or not he could be realesed sooner - there is no way to answer that accurately here. His original crime, the laws in that jurisdiction, the judge, the DA, the plea he agreed to, the current condition in the jail (they will sometimes give early release to low level offenders if they literally run out of room in the jail)....the list goes on. Yes, in theory, there is a chance. However, since he was already on probation once and violated it, it is less likely that they will give him yet another chance.
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bail
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It depends on the nature of the violation, and what the original charge was that he was put on probation for. If he is serving time for a misdemeanor, he only has to serve 50% of the time he is sentenced. For a felony, he'll serve 85% of the sentence. He may also get credit for time served if he's been sitting in jail waiting for his sentencing. He doesn't have to take the deal. He can always plead not guilty and go to trial, which may work in his favor or it may not. If he goes to trial, there's always a chance that he'll have to serve his entire suspended sentence. There's also a chance he may get less than four months. It's a crapshoot.
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My boyfriend is also in jail for violation of probation and he got a plea for 6 months. This is the second time this has happened to him and the last time his plea was 1 y 6 months, serving ALL time. They usually do make you serve all of the time if its a violation of probation, they arent usually leanient.
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