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What a Violating Criminal Case Probation Really Means

Dmitry G2021-06-23T01:15:08+00:00If an individual is being charged with a criminal case, there is always a chance that the judge is going to order probation. There is a genuine myriad of criminal case types and some of those imply probation. One way or the other, probation, although not the most convenient sentence, is a far better option than some of the standard sentences that may even include prison time. With that said, there are two types of probation a criminal court can order – informal probation and formal probation. If a person committed a misdemeanor offense, chances are, he will be sentenced to informal probation. Petty theft will imply informal probation, which means that the offender will be unsupervised. However, if we are talking about felonies, such as hit and run, formal probation comes into play. This is when the offender will need to check up with his probation officer. Furthermore, this type...