I was in prison for 27 months. I recently was accepted to a halfway house. I was caught shoplifting bandaids. I was booked, fingerprinted, and given
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I was in prison for 27 months. I recently was accepted to a halfway house. I was caught shoplifting bandaids. I was booked, fingerprinted, and given
a court date. Will I be sent back to prison for this? Charge Pettytheft. I’m on parole and at a halfway house. Thankyou
Asked on April 14, 2009 under Criminal Law, Colorado
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
Yes, sounds like it may be a violation of your parole/probation to be in a halfway house. What happened? You need to immediately obtain a public defender or a private criminal defense attorney to handle this matter on your behalf. Try www.attorneypages.com.
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