Georgia Probation Lawyer Defending Criminal Cases in Augusta

Georgia Probation Lawyer Defending Criminal Cases in Augusta

Probation and parole represent ways for people convicted of crimes to avoid doing time. They are dependant on good behavior. If the person messes up, he/she is put back to prison. Probation is an effort to allow persons convicted for minor offences for the first time a second chance.

Probation originates from the Latin word probatio – meaning testing period – and has historical roots in the practice of judicial reprieve. Probation refers to the suspension of a prison term. Theperson is said to be on probation if after being found guilty of a crime instead of serving jail sentence, the prisoner has been found by the Court to be amenable to probation and will be returned to the community for a period in which the prisoner should follow certain conditions set forth by the Court under the supervision of a probation officer.

The terms may include maintaining employment, abiding to a curfew, living where directed, abstaining from unlawful behavior, following the probation officer's orders and not absconding. The prisoner on probation is monitored and supervised by the probation officer while under probation. Probation is part and parcel of the offender's initial sentence. Probation is granted by the judge at trial. It may be in lieu of jail sentence or in combination with some prison sentence. The judge will specify restrictions on the prisoner's activities during the probation period.---------------------------------
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Attorneys Vic Hawk, Melissa Detchemendy, and Reid Sanders defend DUI cases and criminal cases in Georgia.