Jackson, MS asked in Criminal Law for Mississippi

Q: does this plea agreement mean I go to prison? 16 yrs in custody, 11 yrs suspended, 5 yrs supervised probation?

I have two charges both resulting of two offers, (both the same) that I have mentioned above, to run consecutive on a sale charge in MS. I have no priors. I need to know if I have to go to prison or not because I have to ensure my children have adequate supervision as I don't have any family in MS. Also, my court appointed lawyer has been very evasive in answering this question because she wants me to discuss details of another case with the DA. ensuring that "All charges would disappear", note, I have no extra knowledge pertaining to this case and have set 11 months in jail on it, just to be released all of a sudden no bail posted, conversation court, or anything. just want to know if this plea indicates that i actually have to serve time behind bars?

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Arthur Calderon
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Arthur Calderon
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Madison, MS
  • Licensed in Mississippi

A: Under the plea offer as given, it would seem that you would serve some time in MDOC custody; however, how long you actually remain in custody (more specifically, the possibility of earned time) is going to depend on the nature of the charges. Some allow you to become eligible for release after serving 25% of your time in custody, while others are 50%.

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