Can Probation Help A Plea Bargain?

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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“In terms of plea bargaining, as it goes along through the periods of the trial or the case, how often does probation come into the negotiations?”

Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA

“Well, it’s always in the mix. I would say that over my 25+ years handling criminal defense cases, I have probably had one or two, maybe two clients that did not have probation after they were sentenced. Because the court just love the idea of having that leash on them. Even if it’s a minor case with three years of probation or two years of court probation, the courts like defendants to be reminded, for that stretch of time, ‘hey…remain good. Get into trouble this close to your prior crime, we can revoke your probation and now you can face the full consequence, the maximum sentence that was available to be imposed against you because of the initial case’.”