Withdrawing your Guilty Plea pursuant to your Guilty Plea Agreement Were you given a plea deal that if you successfully completed probation with a honorable discharge you could withdraw your plea and plea guilty to a lesser charge or even a dismissal? Many people don’t realize this doesn’t not happen automatically, someone has to bring it attention to the Judge. Some people still are walking…
SUSPENDED JAIL SENTENCES Many cases result in a plea agreement or deal, with the prosecutor and you agreeing to impose a “suspended sentence.” You will typically hear a 30 day or 180 day suspended sentence in misdemeanor cases. You will enter your plea of no contest or guilty, and ask the judge to suspend your sentence. If the judge agrees, he or she will accept…