Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

violation of probation

my bf is on probation for robbory and violated his 2nd time for drivin with no license .. and is on supervised probation. he got caught drivin in anothor county though so he as a hold in the county he is on probation for.. he had a arrangment on 2-14-09 and a warrent in the other county with the violation.. i can bond him out in so then he can go to the county with the warrent so they can set up his court date. should i do that and will they reinstate his probation. thanks


Asked on 1/25/09, 12:11 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kelly Papa Law Office of Kelly Papa

Re: violation of probation

That's actually a tough one to answer, because so much depends on the judge. Some judges don't care about driving without a license, and other judges think it's a horrible charge. Getting a new charge, while on probation, is considered a substantive violation. Particularly after the 2nd violation, one is usually not looking at getting reinstated, but is instead looking at jail or prison time. If the bond is relatively low on the DL charge, you are correct that he would be transferred to the county with the hold for the violation of probation. Since he hasn't pled on the DL charge, that would also be beneficial. I'd bond him out if the bond is relatively low.

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Answered on 1/25/09, 4:43 pm


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