Posted by John Smith on 2/19/07

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In October of 2006 I was convicted of midemeanor DUI (VC
23152b)in Los Angeles Superior Court. I was sentenced to
365 days in jail and formal probation. After 2 weeks in
jail, i was offered and took, house arrest (that still
allows me to go to work each work day) with electronic
monitoring ankle strap device. The sheriffs dept gave the
monitoring company paperwork showing a "release" date of
5/23/07. I had a dirty urine test a few weeks ago
(methamphetamine & marijuana)with the probation dept. and
received notification via mail that probation had requested
and received a calender date from the court for a probation
violation hearing for 2/27/07. my lawyer bailed on me
(actually, she said she needed another $2000, after the
$6000 i've originally paid her.) My house arrest is going
fine.... i am paid up, and in good standing with the
private monitoring company. So a couple of questions...
First, the lawyer who handled the original DUI case said
there is not much the judge can do as far as jail time
because i was given the max incarceration as defined by the
code (1 year). She said about the only thing judge can do
is revoke my probation, revoke my house arrest,& send me
back to jail to complete my sentence. will I be afforded
the right to counsel at my hearing? If i ask for a public
defender, will they have me talk with one on the spot so
that hearing may continue that day and basically railroad
me back into jail right then and there? At my intake
interview with my probation officer, i knew i might be
screwed because probation officer asked if i could help his
wife get a job with my company (i work for a firm that
provides a very specialized/niche service that she was
apparently qualified for... nuff said)I told him we had an
Ethics Code at my place of employ that will not allow me
to "pull strings" or get in a "good word" for people
seeking employment. I told him the only thing I could do
was give him (the PO) the name of appropriate contact
person at my company and his wife could contact him/her
directly concerning the the hiring process/qulifications
etc. for her particular skill. he tried not to show it, but
i could tell he was miffed at my response to his query.....
Can any one please provide me help? I would be so sincerely
grateful.... i'm all alone on this and feel like i'm about
to get run throught the meatgrinder that is our "justice"
system. Thank You

Re: probation violation yet sentenced to 1 year, 2/20/07, by Curmudgeon.

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