If you are on parole and get a parole violation can they add more time to your parole?
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If you are on parole and get a parole violation can they add more time to your parole?
My original sentence was 7years I did all but 5 months I was arrested for a parole violation with 26 days left? Can they give me more time ? What are the options they could do?
Asked on May 3, 2009 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
First of all you do not specify what the violation was - a bank robbery or a missed appointment? I will assume it was somewhat serious because you were arrested for it.
That being the case your probation could be revoked which would mean that you serve the remainder of your time in jail. If however the breach was more of a technical one, ie violations that do not involve new criminal charges, you might get off with a warning. As a practical matter it all depends on your relationship with your PO, the seriousness of the offense you were convicted of, length of probation already served, etc. In this type of situation many jurisdictions allow probation officers to respond independent of a court hearing.
However, as I said earlier, since you were arrested this sounds to be more serious. A court could revoke your parole but not add time to it. Also, if the violation involves a seperate crime you could be facing penalties for that as well.
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