Q: When Denver took over my Douglas County case that was to run concurrent with Denver, shouldn't it (Douglas County) have
ended when I successfully completed the Divert program and graduated from it in 02/23.
Shouldn't the Douglas case have also concluded?
I have since been arrested with a warrant for non compliance in the Douglas County case. But was never given any direction to follow up or with Douglas after completing the Denver case. Shouldn't they have ended together??
A:
There are a couple possibly explanations as to how you got into this situation. First, I'd recommend hiring an attorney to help navigate your situation because they should be able to help get you out of this situation better than trying to navigate it yourself.
First, it is possible that Douglas never received any communication from Denver and that you didn't follow up to make sure the two counties were in touch. I often see where a client is sentenced to probation in Denver and also probation in Douglas and it is on you to make sure they communicate about what you are doing. You cannot just do probation in Denver and expect Douglas to figure it out.
Second, let's assume you did the work up front and they were in touch. It is possible your Douglas probation was longer or had other terms you did not complete. So while you completed Denver's terms, you didn't complete Douglas' terms.
Again, an attorney will be able to look at both cases, the probation complaint and help figure out the best outcome for you. This forum has the ability to attorney search for attorneys.
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