Q: Can a person get a 1-8 split after violating on state probation and catching new charges?
My boyfriend is on 4 years and has 26 months done on it plus has caught a drug charge vandelism, assault, and retaliation. He has set in jail for a year now.
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A: I do not know what a 1-8 split is. But boyfriend needs an attorney now. The retaliation charge alone will merit a large bond if one is set. Any charge, not just a conviction, is a violation of probation. So he will probably at least complete the 4 year Sentence incarcerated, and may get further consecutive Sentences. His lawyer needs to prepare for Preliminary Hearings now, as well as the VOP hearing, and forget about getting out on probation for a long time.
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