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Probation Violations
Minnesota Probation Violation Attorneys in Minneapolis & St. Paul
If you are accused of violating your probation, our criminal defense lawyer can help you fight the allegations or provide damage control to keep you from additional jail time. There is a good chance that some or all of the jail time in your cases was “stayed” or “suspended.” If you violate the terms and conditions of your probation, the suspended jail time may be executed.
Common rules and conditions of probation may include:
- Reporting to a probation officer
- Refraining from any new criminal activity
- Performing community service
- Attending counseling
- Attending treatment
- Abstaining from drugs or alcohols
- Random urinalysis tests
- No contact with certain persons or places
To ensure that a supposed violation of probation does not send you to jail or revoke a plea negotiation keeping your record clean, it is important to involve a Minneapolis criminal defense attorney who can work to represent your interests.
Probation Violation Hearings in Minnesota
Probation violation hearings in Minnesota are generally a two-step process. First, a hearing is held where the defendant can either admit or deny the allegations. Second, if the defendant denies the allegation, an evidentiary hearing is held where he or she can challenge the evidence relating to the supposed probation violation. It is the State’s burden to prove that the probation violation actually happened. If the defendant admits the violation, the court will impose penalties as it sees fit, such as extending probation, imprisonment, fines or community work service.
Twin Cities Probation Violation Attorney
Having experienced legal representation is important if you have been accused of violating probation in the Minneapolis & St. Paul area. An experienced probation violation defense lawyer can work to represent your interests at your hearing in order to help you avoid serious penalties that may be imposed by the court.
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Contact our probation violation lawyer directly at (612) 338-5007 for a free consultation. Payment plan are accepted.
