Matthew J Parole and Probation Law Blog

Burbank Court has promulgated certain rules regarding the violation of probation.  Regarding the institution of process, Burbank Court states any time during the probationary period of a person released on probation under  the care of a probation officer pursuant to this chapter, or of a person released on conditional sentence or summary probation not under the care of a probation officer, if any probation officer or peace officer has probable cause to believe that the probationer... Read More

In California, a probationer can be violated and sentenced on a case if he or she reoffends or is charged with a new criminal case.  But first, a probation violation primer is in order. Formal Probation revocations typically involve a multi step approach.  The first step is that the prosecutorial agency (In this case the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office) or LA probation department makes a determination that the probationer has in fact violated the terms... Read More

In California, an expungement can be denied when the defendant has failed to follow court orders or violates probation.  In the words of Los Angeles Expungement Lawyer the Judge has full discretion to deny a request to clear a criminal conviction for a variety of legal reasons.  The District Attorney will typically object to a motion to expunge when the conditions of the plea are not complied with.... Read More

It seems in the last couple of weeks there has been an inordinate amount of violent attacks involving the use of guns.  One Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney has gone on record to assert that the violence is not part of a larger trend. Indeed, only last month the Los Angeles Police Department released statistics that violent crime has staedily decreased in the last few years.  So why does i ... Read More

In California the law of probation violations is governed by the Penal Code.  A probation sentence is like a contract between the probationer and the Court, an agreement not to violate the terms of the sentence in exchange for no state prison.  A probationer is allowed a probation violation defense lawyer, notice of the allegations being made which trigger the violation and an opportunity to be heard, however the... Read More