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Jail sentence.?
My sister is facing 2-5 years in prison. We are meeting with a public defender later this week to discuss our options, but can someone explain to me how this whole process will work (her court date is Septeber 10th)? So, is the absolute minimum amount of time she will face 2 years, or is there a possibility of getting this lowered?
4 Answers
- Lone CatLv 76 years ago
No jail time. 2 years probation and fines, possibly community service.
The charge is just a starting point. When the police arrest someone, they have to write down charges. But those charges that the police write down may or may to mean anything. And the charges are going to change, depending on what the lawyer does.
Most of what happens you'll never actually see. The lawyer will talk to the prosecutor and work something out. An actual trial is a rare thing.
A persons record is more important then the actual crime. I'm thinking that your sister has a clean record. And that usually means no jail time.
- SlickterpLv 76 years ago
We can't possibly guess, we don't know where you are or what she did. Yes, 2 years would be the minimum, but if she got it, she likely wouldn't serve it all.
- Anonymous6 years ago
since $'s an issue, try to get some short meetings w/ some criminal defense lawyers b4 meeting the pd.
query sites like this http://ask-a-lawyer.freeadvice.com/law-questions/t...
