Dallas, TX asked in Criminal Law for Texas

Q: Can a inmate get there time reversed from a previous lawyer after they have retained a new lawyer

My sister signed to go to a rehab an probation but given that she has a child and the hold for the rehab has no date when she will get to go

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Grant St Julian III
Grant St Julian III
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Dallas, TX
  • Licensed in Texas

A: Time spent in custody awaiting transfer to a rehab facility as a condition of probation does not count as credit toward any jail sentence; it is considered a condition of probation as well. There is no way to know exactly when she will be transferred.

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