a friend of mines daughter just got two years probation in pennsylvania. it was for robbery. something her & her cousin did. she also has to pay a fine. she likes to go out & party alot. can she still do that? she is 22. she also has another hearing to go to about participating in armed robbery with her boyfriend. she was put on probation on tuesday & the other trial is thursday. she pleaded quilty. her boyfriend is pleading not guilty. will being on probation interfer with this trial? will this trial violate her probation? please help as soon as possible. her mother is sick with worry.
2007-01-24 04:39:34 · 4 answers · asked by peaches 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Of all the probation agency's I've dealt with, they've ALL required a probationer to sign a list of rules of which a probationer must agree to in order to obtain probation status.
Most of those rules include but are not limited to;
1. Do not break any laws of the specific state;
2. You cannot leave the state of which your probation is administered without permission from the probation officer;
3. Do not engage in ANY activity of which breaks any law of the state;
4. Do not engage in illegal drug use;
5. Do not engage in the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
I would suggest you contact the local probation office and ask any further questions there. They will be more than happy to help you in the areas of which you have questions.
As for her participating as a witness at her boyfriends trial...no...that should not interfere with her rules of probation IF she's received a subpoena to testify, however, if it was this particular boyfriend that got her into trouble in the first place....in all reality she should not be hanging around him at all!
Best wishes!
2007-01-24 04:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Her mother should be more concerned with why her daughter is involved in such criminal acts and how she as a parent can influence her to make better choices and associate with better people. She very well could end up in jail due to the guilty plea on the armed robbery. The probation shouldn't be effected because the actual crime or act was committed before being placed on probation but considering she is already on probation may eliminate that as an option of punishment for her second conviction. Probation can be likened to a slap on the wrist. After probation you could get community service, jail time, extended probation. etc.
2007-01-24 12:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by Tanya924 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a judge sentences a person to probation, it comes with conditions. We don't know the conditions. The second trial will NOT violate her probation, but her conviction in the first case may very well effect the sentence in the second case. In the first, she was a first offender, in the second case she has a record of a previous conviction. I would expect that she will go to jail, unless that guilty plea is part of a plea agreement to testify against the ex-boyfriend. I say ex-bf since he will be if she testifies against him.
Sounds like some hard time would be good for several of them!
2007-01-24 12:48:59 · answer #3 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Her daughter's lawyer should be able to handle these questions, and if not she needs to request a new lawyer from the court. Having two offenses like this is not good. So she may get something more than probation for the 2nd (more serious) offense, possible jail time. This offense occurred before she was on probation so no violtation. She does not need to go out and party, period. Needs to get her life back on track.
2007-01-24 13:22:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋