i am currently on probation i have court on the 18th for not completing my community service hours?
i am currently on probation i violated my probation because i havent done my community service hours because i dont have transportation and my probation officer said i cant change places i called the clerks office in loundon county and they said i can change it to a public library which give me a couple days to do 24 hours, i also been charged with 4 misdemeanor class one and virginia and a class 5 felony but for a different county what should i do and how much jail time am i looking at?
When the judge gave you probation he/she was giving you a chance to not have to end up going to prison.
I’m sure when you first spoke with your lawyer, you were told by your lawyer what the judge could give you. Meaning that the judge could either give you a sentence of a certain amount of time, or he/she could give you probation. Your lawyer must have told you the amount of time that the judge could impose upon you, if he/she decided to sentence you to do time. I’m sure that your lawyer also informed you that the judge had the discretion of giving you probation.
The judge decided to go easy on you, and gave you a chance by giving you probation. Since you broke the probation he/she can now give you what ever the amount of time it was that you could have gotten in place of the probation.
You may now be looking at doing a few years or so. Call your lawyer and talk with him/her since they are better able to really tell you what you are now looking at.
You may want to ask your lawyer if you should turn your self in, since turning your self in rather than waiting for them to pick you up may in fact look better for you. The judge may look at the fact that you turned your self in, rather than waiting for them to pick you up. The judge may be more understanding of your situation if you take responsiblility, by turning your self in.
Again, consult with your lawyer as he/she will be better able to give you the information that you are seeking. Right now you need to do what ever it is that is going to be of a help to your situation and not add to the problem.
Best of luck to you, I hope it all works out for you.
VIRGINIA PREPARES FOR INAUGURATION TRAFFIC – part 2, VA Dept of Transportation
