Recent Posts in Probation Violation Category
Posted on May 22, 2013 By Eric Matheny
TMZ is reporting that former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested in Broward County on a probation violation warrant. Chad Johnson has been on probation in Broward County for a misdemeanor ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2013 By Eric Matheny
Probation is not cheap. You must pay for the cost of supervision, which you pay monthly. You may also be required to pay drug testing fees if drug-testing is a condition of your probation. If ...
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Posted on Jun 26, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Drug Offender Probation is a type of probation that may be offered to people charged with drug offenses. However, it can also be used as a modified form of probation should somebody have a probation ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Restitution is court-ordered payment made typically as a condition of probation. Anybody who has been accused of damaging property, inflicting injury, or stealing money or valuables, can be ordered to ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Pompano Beach man accused of causing the crash that killed a Miami woman and injured two others had been placed on probation one day earlier for an unrelated crime. The accused, who has a history of ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2011 By Eric Matheny
On March 8, 2007, the Florida legislature passed the "Anti-Murder Act," which was signed into law by the Governor on March 12, 2007 as Chapter 2007-2, Laws of Florida. The Act amended ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Miami Herald reports that a Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge has sentenced former Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins to 5 years in state prison for a probation violation. In 2005, Robbins was ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2010 By Eric Matheny
If you are on probation, you risk a violation should you either fail to comply with the conditions of your probation ( technical violation ) or if you get arrested on a new charge (new law violation). ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2010 By Eric Matheny
Most people think that if you are arrested on a probation violation, then you will sit in jail without a bond. The truth is, Florida law permits the court to issue a bond when there is a pending ...
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Posted on May 23, 2010 By Eric Matheny
If you are or have ever been on probation in the State of Florida, you know that a probation violation can lead to the issuing of a probation violation warrant. If a probation violation warrant is ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2010 By Eric Matheny
In the State of Florida, people accused of crimes that result in damage to property or injury to another can be made to pay restitution to the alleged victim, or victims. This is in addition to a ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2010 By Eric Matheny
I have discussed probation violations before, but I want to focus on the most common types of probation violations: technical violations. New law violations, or new arrests, can violate your ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2010 By Eric Matheny
When faced with the possibility of prison, probation often seems like a wonderful alternative. In some cases, depending on the strength of the evidence against the accused, that may actually be true. ...
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