Q: I got a class 5 "threat to burn" charge against my mothers house in chesterfield va and got a pr bond. Probation option?
I have a agg assault and robbery non domestic from when i was a teenager and in texas (19) im 29 now. I had been sober for months but relapsed one night drinking a
And argued with my brother and my mother called cops she told police she didnt want me to go to jail but mental health becauss she felt i was having a melt down (and i believe sincerely i did) i got a pr bond and my therapist / councilor whom i was talking to before i slipped up told me he would talk to my lawyer on my behalf and my mom said she wont testify against me she didnt want me to get in trouble. I attend AA on my own again seein a councilor and mental health psychiatrist and compliant with pretrial. Can case get dropped or at least reduced? If not can i get probation? Ive done so well before i lost it in a alchohol stupor one night just am scared to go to prison over that :( so is family... Currently still living wit mom and mother told DA doesnt want chsrges.
A: Hire the best local criminal defense you can afford. Keep up the great work in your struggle against substance abuse and coping with your mental illness. With these 2 actions, you have a good chance of getting the charges reduced.
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