When Def Adj Prob meets its limits on extensions and I still owe what happens?

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by Grant St. Jullian III

June 24, 2016

Asked 6/22/2016 – San Antonio, TX

Def Adj for STF, 25k Restitution. 18k paid. Texas Criminal Code says that only 1-3 Felonies can be extended to 10 yrs SJF is 5? At 5 yrs if I still owe but haven’t been willfully refusing to pay – what can the outcome be. And do I need an attorney for this?

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If restitution was a condition of probation, failure to pay restitution can result in a motion to adjudicate being filed, a warrant for your arrest to be issued, and if the allegations in the motions are found to be true, you could be sentenced to confinement in a state jail facility for up to 2 years. Yes, you need an attorney for this.

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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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