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Anytime a defendant is sentenced, whether that sentence is for supervision, probation, or conditional discharge, the court will require that the defendant obey certain requirements during the term of their sentence. When these requirements are not met, whether it involves non-payment of fines, arrest on a new case or otherwise, a violation has occurred. The failure to comply with the court’s sentence requirements may result in additional severe penalties. A person charged with such a violation should immediately seek the advice of an experienced criminal defense attorney.
Depending on the defendant’s criminal record, prior history of violations, the severity of the violation, the Judge involved and the county involved, results can vary greatly. For example, the same type of violation for failure to complete community service may result in no penalty in one court location, yet in a different court, another Judge may order jail. An experienced criminal defense attorney that knows how these various factors will affect your situation can be of great value in this regard.
Our attorneys are well aware that when charged with a violation of sentence, whether of supervision, conditional discharge or probation (VOS,VOCD or VOP), our clients want to avoid jail and seek to be re-instated to their sentence. On each of our cases, that is precisely what we will always try to do.
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