Akron, OH asked in Criminal Law for Ohio

Q: My girlfriends probation was to be up on april 15 but the virus pushed it andwas popped with a violation on June 22nd?

My girlfriend was on probation and was supposed to be done on April 15th but with the corona situation it kept getting pushed then on June 22nd she was arrested for a violation for having a felon help us with putting up a pool. The judge then sentenced her to 2 years. Her court appointed attorney did not even argue the fact is there anything we can do to fight this?

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Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: You can appeal...though it’s unclear from your question if you actually have grounds

Dimitrios Makridis agrees with this answer

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