How Is Probation Involved In A Criminal Case?

Bail Bond Cowboys wants the public to have answers to the myriad of questions that surround the criminal justice system and your constitutional rights. We bring those answers to you in the form of video interviews by Attorneys.Media of legal experts in your area and across the country.

Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media

“Andrew, one of the question that we wanted to get a little more information on is…how is probation involved in a criminal case?”

Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Alameda County, CA

“Typically, probation comes in toward the end of a case that is just beginning with a defendant having no criminal history. If that person has a record, and is still on probation, then probation will weigh in, perhaps. They may even be the ones who recommended that a probation violation be filed along with the new complaint. While that case is going on, if there is a pre-sentencing report that is generated as some counties require, probation begins with that, and they are, typically, following after the case comes to a resolution. They’ll do the sentencing report for the Judge to help recommendations with sentencing. Between those two dates, the outset, with a criminal past, they may be involved but loosely involved. Just mostly monitoring the procedures.”