East Texas Probation Violation Defense Lawyer
As a criminal defense attorney for more than 20 years, I have been involved in many cases in which probation was the best possible outcome for my client. Unfortunately, many people don't understand exactly what it means when a sentence of probation is handed down by a judge or accepted as a penalty upon pleading guilty to a misdemeanor or felony. The information on this page is presented as a broad overview of probation and what it means to be placed on probation. At my firm, I handle many criminal law cases involving all matters relating to probation sentencing and violations, parole and juvenile offenses.
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Free initial consultation about your probation sentencing case
English- and Spanish-speaking clients are served at my office
Please contact me for a free consultation to discuss questions you may have about probation and how I can help you with all of your criminal defense needs. I understand that confusion and worry are natural parts of criminal charges or investigation into possible charges. At the criminal defense law firm of John J. Eastland, Attorney at Law, you will receive aggressive, responsive and compassionate representation without judgment about you or your charges. My goal is to fight to help my clients protect their rights. My office is located in Tyler, Texas, and I primarily serve residents of Smith County, Gregg County and communities throughout East Texas. Whether I'm in the office or in court, I'm there for you.
Types of probation
There are two basic types of probation: Regular and Deferred.
With regular probation, the person is found guilty by the judge or jury and then sentenced. That sentence is then probated and the person does not go to jail or the penitentiary.
With deferred adjudication probation, the process is almost reversed. The person will not receive a conviction nor a sentence. Instead, the person will be put on a period of probation and if successful, at the end of the probation, the case will be closed without ever convicting, or finding the person guilty. However, if that probation is ever revoked, the judge has available for sentencing the entire range of punishment and not just a limited time.
Parole is often confused with probation, but is entirely different. When a person is sentenced to prison, and actually goes to serve the sentence, upon a showing of good conduct, the person is released early, or paroled, instead of actually serving the entire sentence. The person then serves the rest of the sentence released from prison.
Contact me for a free consultation about probation, parole or juvenile offenses.
