You Still Have Rights When You are on Probation

By: Wallin & Klarich

If you are convicted of a crime and placed on probation, you will be required to follow certain terms and conditions of your probation. These conditions are often related to the circumstances of your crime. So, what happens when the conditions of your probation are nearly impossible to follow? Can the court take away your …

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Common Probation Conditions: The Price of Freedom

By: Wallin & Klarich

For those who have never been convicted of a crime, it is easy to think of probation as a mere slap on the wrist. But nothing could be further from the truth. While probation is definitely better than incarceration, it is still a perilous balancing act between repaying a debt owed to society for wrongdoing …

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How does a judge determine whether to grant probation in a felony case?

By: Wallin & Klarich

If you are charged with a crime, the biggest question on your mind is, “Am I going to jail?” The attorneys at Wallin & Klarich have helped keep people out of jail for the past 30 years. One of the primary tools to do that is probation. For some criminal convictions, a judge may decide …

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