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Teens in "the system"....not mine but a stranger..
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 26585" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>In thinking about your questions, I "think" I figured out how</p><p>the Judge was able to do it...legally. I "think" that probably</p><p>on the last charge they withheld adjudication and imposed the seven year probation. Then...when he violated...the original </p><p>last charge allowed sentencing of multiple years in prison. That</p><p>is what makes sense to me. I don't know the people but I assume</p><p>that the Grandma is educated and caring based on the way the guest editorial was written.</p><p></p><p>That scenario is how easy child/difficult child ended up being a convicted felon for</p><p>have an Rx bottle in the backseat of his unoccupied car. His</p><p>adjudication was withheld with the warning not to misstep for</p><p>five years. He was arrested for pot possession but there was no</p><p>pot. (2 weeks later the charges were dropped BUT he had to stay</p><p>in jail for 3+ weeks for a VOP hearing which was also dropped).</p><p>He was arrested for being in a car with someone with pot...long</p><p>story...and violated although the charges were dropped. So he is</p><p>now a convicted felon, can not vote, can't get a job without identifying himself as such AND having his probation officer come</p><p>to the job site to check on him. </p><p></p><p>As an experienced child advocate I think that Grandma is right.</p><p>Non-violent offenders, people with one joint in their possession</p><p>and in particular youthful offenders should not be eating up the</p><p>system dollars and serving sentences that exceed "real" criminals</p><p>who endanger or influence others.</p><p></p><p>Anyway.......time to get back to work and off my soap box! LOL</p><p>DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 26585, member: 35"] In thinking about your questions, I "think" I figured out how the Judge was able to do it...legally. I "think" that probably on the last charge they withheld adjudication and imposed the seven year probation. Then...when he violated...the original last charge allowed sentencing of multiple years in prison. That is what makes sense to me. I don't know the people but I assume that the Grandma is educated and caring based on the way the guest editorial was written. That scenario is how easy child/difficult child ended up being a convicted felon for have an Rx bottle in the backseat of his unoccupied car. His adjudication was withheld with the warning not to misstep for five years. He was arrested for pot possession but there was no pot. (2 weeks later the charges were dropped BUT he had to stay in jail for 3+ weeks for a VOP hearing which was also dropped). He was arrested for being in a car with someone with pot...long story...and violated although the charges were dropped. So he is now a convicted felon, can not vote, can't get a job without identifying himself as such AND having his probation officer come to the job site to check on him. As an experienced child advocate I think that Grandma is right. Non-violent offenders, people with one joint in their possession and in particular youthful offenders should not be eating up the system dollars and serving sentences that exceed "real" criminals who endanger or influence others. Anyway.......time to get back to work and off my soap box! LOL DDD [/QUOTE]
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