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Does anyone have experience, while on probation, getting Hawaii to accept their request to go there for vacation, a week?
My “brother” is on probation. His probation officer some out once a month for about 1-2 minutes,maybe every other month he will come out an extra time. But he has completed 80% of this probation but they wont let him off. The POs have no vested interest in recommending release or even helping(job security). But in his experience they are honest(they are not fabricating stuff to violate you, which would be easy to do) but they are lazy. What I would like to see done is making probation officers work more, ie have to make contact once a week. This would give them a reason to lighten their case load. I would make it harder in the beginning but help in the end. Any thoughts??
That could be a double edged sword. It may give them a reason to try to lighten they’re case load but it could go the other way and make the few honest officers start violating for minor or made up reasons. You must remember most of the rules are up to the interpretations of each officer. For instance you may not drink alcohol to excess. I asked one officer they said as long as your not causing any trouble your not in excess another said if he smells it or can detect that you have been drinking in any way then you are in excess . And the way Floriduh does things instead they would say they need more officers to get more funding ( don’t give them any ideas ! Lol)
Why would you rock the boat? Me po was very real with me the whole time. Hard at first and I actually finished on a Saturday and he called me to cut the ankle monitor off instead of waiting until Monday. If they aren’t riding your ass trying to send you to prison, don’t mess with it.
Speaking from my experience, if you have completed more than fifty percent of probation, you can petition to have probation terminated. Contact your attorney as they can help navigate the process. There were caveats to pulling this off, such as completed other requirements for probation, but my lawyer and I went before the judge and he terminated my probation. It’s not easy, and not a guarantee. My lawyer was mildly surprised by the positive decision on the first time . Good luck.
The less contact the better. If you are doing everything right. Stay under that radar. Mine tried to violate me because I went to a store to buy a swing for my daughters. The whole family was there and the victim happened to work there. Like how was I supposed to know. It was about a year before the end of my 10 year stretch. Also I did go back at 50% court date set so we went and it was like a week after John Cuey. I got denied. I did end up getting off about a month early.
Each case is different. I all the right things and didn’t cause headaches for my PO, other than questioning policy decisions that weren’t explicitly part of my probation. I had a good lawyer, a decent judge and was in the middle of Covid pandemic when I went to termination hearing. I certainly agree that you don’t want to antagonize the PO, but I do think that there should be a rational behind arbitrary restrictions.
I wonder why the doe v. SWEARINGEN case in the southern district was postponed by the judge – did he provided a reason ?
7th Circuit https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca7/22-2435/22-2435-2023-08-16.pdf?ts=1692199820
Ruled that a county (Wisconsin) can have a 6,500 foot zone wtf.
Has anyone relocated to Georgia that can share with me their experience or know of an attorney or someone knowledgeable I can speak to before a relocation.
Best,
Those looking at Georgia might be interested to know that attorney Mark Yurachek was instrumental in eliminating Halloween signs there. He has also spoken to NARSOL members about the GA registration (and de-registration) process. Another GA attorney, Brandon Thomas, discussed the GA registry removal process as a guest on the Registry Matters podcast.
Have you received any information about this? I’ve been saying for the entire time that I was on probation that I would move across the state line once I got off, and I just got released last week.
The video from this attorney is very informative, although, he did make is sound more complicated than I was expecting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EuCggn5Wxc
Different laws for different folks. There are no residency or work restrictions, if committed before a certain date.
However, there are just a few simple things I must provide for my 2002 conviction and only one time a year. I can petition almost immediatley for removal. I have to be classified first.
I should of moved years ago. So far, this is the best thing I’ve ever done.
This is after your relocation to GA from Fl. So basically you will be free in Ga but if you move to NC from GA do you go back in because of Florida. Therein lies the ultimate?
Very true. Only “free” in the state if GA (if released from the obligation to register).
However, what Q said is what I believed to be true. IF you are leveled as a Tier 1, then you can petition for removal immediately, as long as you meet a list of requirements… No minimum 10yr waiting period.
Sounds worth it to me, but I’d like some level of confidence that I could be removed before making the move.
I agree I would keep my house here by a shack just over the GA line and Be free.
This is very disturbing. Jacksonville considering modeling homeless project after crooked “Homeless Trust” in Miami…Ron Book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpQHlO9C-mc