Q: Sexual Child predator receives 8 year probation for one child and 7 years probation to run concurrent with the first
Then moves to Baton Rouge from Texas, registers and lives for a couple of years abiding by probation, then doesn’t check in and has moved, but still in BR. At some point he is
picked up in Baton Rouge for a warrant of Fugitive from justice.
How long will he spend in jail? Will
He then be sent back to Texas for possible retraction of probation, and sent to
Prison for rest of sentence? How often do the courts re-tract probation and send the molester to prison?
A: His probation could be revoked and he could be sent to the penitentiary, he could be continued on probation (with or without additional sanctions), or his probation could be terminated early. Nobody can predict what will happen. However, it is easy to say that he can maximize his chances for the best possible outcome by retaining the services of a criminal defense attorney that takes felony cases in the county that put him on probation.
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