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Is Bail Possible for Felony DV and a Probation Violation?

My significant other is in for 2 felony domestic violence and felony probation parole violation is he be able to get bail

Asked: November 27, 2019
Author: Rosario
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On the bail question, almost certainly not, and here is why both charges work against it simultaneously.

Felony domestic violence charges are treated seriously by courts across every jurisdiction, and judges setting bail on these cases weigh the safety of the alleged victim heavily. In many states there are mandatory hold periods after a domestic violence arrest before bail can even be considered, and when bail is set on felony DV it tends to be high precisely because the court is trying to create a barrier between the accused and the person they are alleged to have harmed.

The probation or parole violation stacks on top of that and makes the situation significantly worse. A violation means he was already given a second chance by the court and did not use it. Judges view that history as a direct indicator of risk, and releasing someone on bail who has already demonstrated they could not comply with supervision conditions is a difficult case to make. In most jurisdictions, probation and parole violations do not come with bail at all as a matter of standard practice.

Now for the part of this answer that matters most. If the domestic violence charge involves you, this is the moment to think clearly about your own situation. Two felony domestic violence charges means this has happened before. A probation violation on top of it means the system already tried to hold him accountable and it did not change the pattern. That pattern has a trajectory and it is not pointing in a direction that ends well for you.

You have time right now, while he is in custody, to make decisions for yourself without pressure. That window is worth using

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Accepted Answer Date Created: November 28,2019