Thursday, October 8, 2020

Self Revocation of Probation, Need for Legal Counsel on Imposed and Stayed Sentence

 

 

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3,834 total (608) 851-2101 Message Website   Contact info         Do I hire an attorney in the Co I was originally sentenced in? Or the Co my case was transferred to?     My fiancé is revoking himself from probation and we're looking for a lawyer. Would we need to hire an attorney out of the county (Dane Co) he was originally sentenced in? Or the county he is currently serving his time in? His probation was t...Jay’s Answer   While an attorney in Madison might be more knowledgeable of the courts there, most court appearances during these Covid precaution days are by Zoom video, or just by phone, and can therefore be done from anywhere in the world that has stable internet service. Either way, if you prefer an attorney in your home area, he or she would not necessarily need to travel to Madison for court but could instead probably do it from Sauk County. That might make it easier to communicate with your fiancé, although a Dane County judge will sentence him if he has not yet been sentenced, giving a slight edge to a Dane County lawyer. As noted, however, if he has already be sentenced to imposed and stayed time, however, he will not even go in front of the judge again, but instead straight to prison after revocation, if that was his sentence, so there might not be much for the lawyer to do. I would suggest instead a consult with has past case lawyer before he makes any decision to self-revoke his probation, so that he knows what to expect and how to best prepare.

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