Q: How does a jury trial go for a violation of protection order? What happens as far as deals or will the case go to trial?
Will the state spend money on a jury trial for this type of case? Is it worth it?
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A: The State absolutely spends money on these cases. A first violation has a maximum of 90 days. There is a one-year sentence possible for subsequent violations. It's impossible to gauge how a trial may go without knowledge of the facts of the alleged violation. You should meet with a lawyer in a confidential setting.
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A: It is the Defendant, not the State, that has the right to a jury trial. It is your constitutional right to demand a jury, so yes, the State will and must provide you with one, at the taxpayer's expense (you are a taxpayer), if you want to go to trial. At any time before a trial, however, the defendant and prosecutor may negotiate some other disposition that does not require a trial (e.g., a plea, a stet docket disposition, a diversion program, etc.). But if there is no agreement, the case goes to trial, unless something happens from the State's perspective to drop the charges.
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