July 15, 2017

Asked 7/7/17 – Abilene, TX

My girlfriend just wants to do her time in state jail…get out…come home with no probation…she has 11 months back time and a 18 month state jail sentence.

Answer

If your girlfriend fails to complete any condition of probation, including the SAFE-P program, she is subject to probation revocation and being sent to jail. Note that: 1) state jail time is day for day, and 2) if she is on deferred adjudication probation, she could be sentenced up to 2 years. That being said, if she does not want the help offered by probation, she can inform her attorney and the program of her desires so she can be brought and sentenced.

About the author 

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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