Re: parole violation

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On 12/05/07, JD wrote:
> Here is the situation.
> I live in California and my boyfriend got arrested over
the
> weekend for a warrant he has in Louisiana for a parole
> violation. I was able to get him bailed out of jail and
> now he has a month to get this figured out.
> What happened in Louisiana was that he was going to see a
> parole officer every week for a breaking and entering
> charge, then the hurricane hit, he lost everything and
> moved out of state to Texas then to Virginia. When he
> called the parole board in Louisiana to see if he could
get
> his parole switch to the current state he lived in they
> told him, no, he had to go back. He didn't and he let it
> go (totally his own fault). So now I am trying to find
out
> if he should hire an attorney in Louisiana to see if they
> can take care of this or should he go to Louisiana himself
> to take care of it and risk being arrested there. Any
help
> is appreciated.

He should definately get an attorney, one way or another.
He may be arrested, but he should have a hearing before
being re-incarcerated, if that is the case.