Q: I’m on good behavior in a different county will a Fta misdemeanor cause me to violate
The good behavior is for two felonies POs. Of scheduled 1 or 2 on my juvenile record I caught the charges at 16 charges with them fully at 19 I was give 2 year 2 years suspended one year good behavior my new pending charge is a shoplifting misdemeanor for 10 dollar sunglasses and I accidentally missed court so got an Fta but paperwork to prove why I missed court and haven’t been in any trouble I always go to court when I have to and I gotta lil traffic record all misdemeanors and one pending 54 in a 25 in a different county will I go to prison for 2 years because of a misdemeanor Fta!!!???
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A: Good behavior violations are not governed by sentencing revocation report guidelines. If you were still under a term of good behavior when you committed a new violation of law, it's possible that you will face a good behavior violation on your old case. But not all good behavior violations are even charged. Regardless, it would be a very strange outcome for a judge to impose 2 years of prison time due to a misdemeanor failure to appear. Your attorney on your old case should be in the best position to answer your questions about your exposure on this new violation.
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