Probation Violation Defense Attorney

Call 863.202.6008 to speak to Wauchula and Sebring Attorney, Jennifer J. Powell about your Probation Violation Defense legal needs.

When an individual is accused of a violation of probation they are not being charged with a new crime. Since the individual has already been given probation in sentencing, a proven violation of that probation may result in enforcing penalties according to the sentencing guidelines of the underlying crime which the individual was originally convicted of.

The courts take probation violations very seriously because by giving you probation instead of jail time for a conviction, they have shown a leap of faith that you have the ability to stay out of trouble and follow the probation guidelines. When you violate the probation, you have also violated the courts trust, which they do not respond favorably to if the violation of probation has been proven to exist.

An individual may be accused of violating their probation as a result of a "Technical Violation" or a "Substantive Violation."

• Technical Violation of Probation: occurs when an individual violates the special conditions of their imposed probation. This type of violating the terms of probation does not involve committing a new crime.
• Substantive Violation of Probation: occurs when an individual violates the conditions probation by the act of committing a new crime. If convicted of the new crime, the individual will not only face the sentencing of the new crime, but also have the sentencing guidelines of the associated crime which lead to your probation being instated as well.

Call 863.202.6008 to schedule a confidential legal consultation with Wauchula and Sebring Violation of Probation Defense Attorney, Jennifer J. Powell about your legal needs.