Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Violation of Probation Attorney Lawrenceville

Question: If you violate your first offenders status and the judge revokes it and gives you the maximum of time to serve can you appeal this and do you have to serve the entire sentence?

Answer: You can appeal a first offender violation of probation only to the extent that ypu can appeal a normal violation of probation decision. The reality is if a judge violates a defendant and gives him the maximum, the likelihood of winning at an appeal is extremely low. If the defendant is revoked and re-sentence to the maximum, the Dept. of pardon and Parole determines if the defendant will do all of the time or parole out. 

Answered By Lawrence Lewis - Violation of Probation 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.