Re: probation violation yet sentenced to 1 year

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Gee, John, a lot more people would be sympathetic to your
plight if you told us which part of the meatgrinder justice
system railroaded that meth and mj into your system.

On 2/19/07, John Smith wrote:
> 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