Massachusetts
Criminal Defense Lawyers
Specializing in DUI
Criminal Defense Lawyers
Specializing in DUI
Can I be found in violation of probation based on a new criminal charge, if the new charge is dismissed or I am found Not Guilty?
Massachusetts Probation Violations
Massachusetts Probation Attorney
Q: If I am arrested while on probation, can I still be found in violation of my probation if the new charge is dismissed or I am found “Not Guilty”?
A: Yes. In order to be found in violation of the terms of your probation, your probation officer only needs to convince the Court that there is “probable cause” that a violation occurred. An arrest, in and of itself, is generally a violation of the terms of your probation, regardless of the outcome at trial. However, a skilled defense attorney can often maneuver your cases so that the Court in which you are on probation “tracks” the new offense. This way, if your attorney has reason to believe that your new case might eventually be dismissed, or a “Not Guilty” finding is likely, he has a much stronger position to argue that you should not be found in violation of your probation. I have been successful in working out this type of arrangement. Additional factors in determining whether the Court will find you in violation of your probation include the nature of the new charges, prior criminal record, and evidence that you are otherwise abiding by all other conditions of probation.
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- Assault and Battery on Public Employee
- Assault & Battery/ Crimes of Violence
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- Keeping a Disorderly House
- Larceny of a Motor Vehicle
- Larceny over/under $250
- Leaving the Scene (Hit and Run)
- Leaving the Scene of Personal Injury
- Minor in Possession of Alcohol- Massachusetts
- Minor Motor Vehicle/ Traffic Offenses
- Motor Vehicle Homicide (Manslaughter by Motor Vehicle)- Massachusetts
- Motor Vehicle- Melanie’s Law Crimes
- Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle
- Operating to Endanger/ Negligent or Reckless Operating of a Motor Vehicle
- Operating Under the Influence with a Suspended License for OUI
- Operating Under the Influence Causing Death (OUI- Manslaughter)
- Operating with a Suspended or Revoked License
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- Police Interviews/Questioning
- Possession of Burglarious Tools
- Possession of Drugs/Narcotics
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- Probation Violation & Surrender Hearings
- Providing Alcohol to a Minor- Massachusetts
- Receiving Stolen Property
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- Sex Crimes
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- Operating Under the Influence Causing Serious Bodily Injury
- Personal Injury/ Car accidents/ Wrongful Death
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