If I was charged with forgery by passing felony can I ask for County jail time?? Is it possible? Texas

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by Grant St. Jullian III

July 16, 2016

Asked 7/15/2016 – Lockhart, TX

Charged with forgery by passing with an financial instruments

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You may ask anything you want. It is within the discretion of the District Attorney to reduce the charge from a felony to a misdemeanor. If you are found guilty of a misdemeanor and sentenced to jail, you would serve jail time in the county jail. If you are found guilty of a felony and sentenced to jail, you would serve the time in the department of corrections (prison). This can be negotiated during the plea bargain process. Talk with a local attorney.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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