Subject: Sentencing questions
He will do 85% of the 60 months (51 months). Every hour spent in confinement will go towards fulfilling this commitment order no matter the facility he's held in.
Subject: Sentencing questions
Possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram is a state jail felony with a punishment range of 6 months to 2 years state jail (no parole from state jail) and a fine of up to $10,000. Due to the overwhelming number of state jail dope cases, the law requires probation in many cases.
Subject: Sentencing questions
The designation for commitment is determined by the Department of Corrections. They will base the security classification on a number of factors including their criminal history, the type of crime they are convicted of, the value of the crime in dollars, was there any violence, and was anyone injured or any involvement with a gun.
Subject: Sentencing questions
I did time in FCI Miami with a few guys that were caught off the coast smuggling immigrants and they got five years in federal. With a "bad past," it might be more because they use the negative history against you at sentencing.
Subject: Sentencing questions
You can contact the Clerk of the Court and request a Judgment and Commitment Order. This is the document that the judge signs and it has all of the sentencing information.
Subject: Sentencing questions
Depends on who he said it to and what his prior criminal history looks like.
Subject: Sentencing questions
Depends on the mood of the judge that did the original sentencing. The worst case scenario is that the offender must finish out the remaining months on the original sentence.
Subject: Sentencing questions
You can find this information from the Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed. All of the pertinent documents are available, probably for a small fee to print the pages you want.
Subject: Sentencing questions
You can contact the Clerk of the County of Mesa CO. They have all the documentation. This is where the lawyers go when they need accurate information on a case
Subject: Sentencing questions
There are a few considerations that must be factored in this because it is possible that a drug program might be substituted for incarceration. Marijuana is becoming more and more a minor offense, the part that is troubling is the 3rd cocaine charge... what the quantity/street value and that might give you an idea of what she is facing. If previous charges are heavily considered, she might have to so some time