Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Criminal Defense Attorney Lawrenceville

Question: December 4 was the official date that my 5 year felony probation sentence was set to end. I've been trying for a week to get my release/first offender paperwork from my PO but he's avoiding me, and having contacted the judge's office I know that my paperwork has not been sent there. I have absolutely no violations or fines to pay. With no foreseeable resolution in sight, I'm wondering if I am still subject to the terms of my probation or am I back to being a citizen with rights? And also if there is any way to circumvent my PO and get this mess handled so I can start the process of rebuilding my life?

Answer: Just because you have not reached your PO, does not mean your PO is avoiding you. Your PO cannot collect anymore money from you, and wants you off his/her supervision list. I suspect that the PO is processing the paperwork. I'm curious: If the PO has had a family emergency like a death in the family, would you realize how self absorbed you still are (even after the 5 years on probation) in thinking that you are somehow the reason he has been unavailable. Probably not. No foreseeable resolution in sight will turn into resolved in a matter of days. What are you looking to do that you cannot do? Carry a gun is the only thing I can think of. If you have been on reporting probation for five years, you either have violated your probation a number of times or have a sex offense. The maximum period of supervision is two years. You indicated that you have violations, so you were either illegally on reporting probation for the last three years, or you have a sex offense. I don't know what the sex offense was about, but the tone of the question indicates that you lack patience, lack empathy and are extremely self absorbed, maybe even bordering on narcissistic. Have you not been rebuilding your life for the last five years while you have been on probation? If it is a sex offense, you better make sure you are registered if required, or you will right back on probation. Good luck.

Answered By Lawrence Lewis - Criminal Defense Attorney Lawrenceville
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I hung a shingle in February 2000, because I saw that individuals charged with criminal offenses were being underserved by the attorneys practicing criminal law. Since February 2000, I have represented more than two thousand criminal clients. I only practice criminal law, but I do everything from violations of probation to Supreme Court appeals. There are few attorneys under the age of sixty that have my level of experience. I have tried more than two hundred major felony jury trials. I have tried more than fifty misdemeanor jury trials. In Philadelphia as a prosecutor, I tried more than two thousand bench trials. I have conducted more than three thousand preliminary hearings and bond hearings. Yet, I still have the energy at forty-five to serve my current clients. There is nothing that will occur in a courtroom that I have not experienced before. When you are looking for an attorney, experience is everything.