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Probation Violation Expert Center
We represent clients (adults and juveniles) who are charged with criminal conduct, including probation violations, misdemeanors, and felonies in both State and Federal Courts. We represent clients at Arraignments, Preliminary Examinations, Pre-Trial Conferences, Jury Trials, Bench Trials,
Sentencing Hearings and Probation Violations.
After you are sentenced, you are given terms of probation. If you fail to abide by these terms, you may be returned to court for a show cause hearing, in which it is determined whether or not you should be held in contempt of court for not following the conditions of your probation.
If you do not appear for your show cause hearing the court will issue a bench warrant for your arrest.
If you are facing a probation violation hearing you should contact an attorney and have an attorney review your sentencing and probation records and appear with you at your probation hearing.
What is an OWI/OWVI Alcohol Assessment?
This assessment is completed before a person is sentenced. The alcohol assessment is used to determine if a person does or does not have a substance abuse problem, and if so, whether rehabilitation will benefit the person.
OWI/OWVI are the specific types of charges involving the use of alcohol while driving a car for which you could be arrested and prosecuted. They stand for:
Operating While Impaired (OWI)
Operating While Visibly Impaired (OWVI)
What is a pre-sentence report?
A background investigation, a pre-sentence investigation (PSI), ordered by the judge. The probation department completes this report before the defendant returns to court for sentencing.
What is a Victims Impact Panel (VIP)?
The VIP program was adopted by the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in 1989. The 36th District Court Probation Division and MADD started VIP on April 28, 1990, to help reduce the rate of repeat drunk driving offenders.
What is the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program (DAIP)?
The DAIP is designed to help offenders change their abusive behavior toward their partners or other family members. The offender is assisted in exploring non-controlling and non-violent ways of relating to women.
What is the Driver Improvement School (DIS)?
Driver Improvement School (DIS) is used to help drivers become aware of the causes of accidents and to improve their driving behavior and attitude. This is done by helping offenders understand themselves more clearly and how they can reduce traffic problems rather than create them.
Shortcuts to Expert Centers:
Criminal Law
Drunk Driving Center
Controlled Substances & Marijuana Center
Felony Center
Criminal Due Processes & Civil Rights Center
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