Criminal Law/probation terms

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Expert: Robin Sexton - 7/12/2009


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is it normal for someone to be placed on probation for 5 years? isn't there some kind of set time limits on that?

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Mickie,

I apologize for my delay in answering your question.  It was unavoidable.

Probation can be any term of years including up to life.  It is an alternate to jail so what ever a person can recieve as far as a jail sentence they could receive as probation.  It can not be longer then the actual maximam for the statutory maximum for that particualr crime.  What i mean is that if a burglary has a 15 year max, the probation period could not be longer then 15 years.

Hope that helps and again i apologize for  the delay

robin

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Robin Sexton

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Questions dealing with Police and investigative procedures, criminal investigation for all classifications of crimes, Interview and interrogation techniques, crime scene procedure. Police techniques and procedures. Can not answer specific questions about specific cases.

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Member of the Michigan State Police for over 30 years. Over 20 years as a Detective. Conducted numerous investigations from Homicide to dog bite. Internal investigations. Investigations in prison enviorment. Majority of career has been spent in rural areas of Michigan

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Bachelor of Science degree. Long list of professional training

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