Parkersburg, WV asked in Criminal Law for Ohio

Q: Is it legal for the courts to place you into rehab before being found guilty . I live in ironton ohio

I was sentence to court november 30 2022 and November 30 2022 to rehab at hometown recovery then December 12 2022 i was sent to ovp in south point ohio then Wednesday i was told hometown would pick me up Thursday December 15 2022 at 10 am which they didn't show up and the previous day i was told to be ready thursday December 16 at 11am and of course they didnt show up again then they told me i couldn't come then called someone else said they be there within the hour and they dtill didnt show then they finally show and after i leave treatment at ovp, howtown lied to me and told me that i was being sent to hometown recovery in ironton ohio and theres conflict of interest and the workers know i already had problems with this person and she is staff and she is accusing me of harming her loved one which is her brother.

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Roger  Bouchard
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Roger Bouchard
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • CINCINNATI, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: Treatment is an option, if you qualify, as opposed to jail. It depends on your facts. First, you must plead guilty for the court to sentence you. The court can’t force you into treatment. Discuss your options with your attorney.

Dimitrios Makridis agrees with this answer

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