What is the name of your state? Connecticut
Hi there everybody, Joe here. This is my first post, I'm 17 years young.
I hope that this isn't too long for everyone to read, I'll try to keep it short.
Sorry if I should have searched before posting, but I wanted my particular story heard.
I'm on probation at the moment. My first arrest occurred approximately one year ago. I was living in an abandoned apartment complex. Arrested for criminal trespass, and breach of peace. Second arrest came not very long after that. I had been banned from the local mall for stealing gloves for two homeless girls. I came back to the mall for a haircut, was spotted by mall security, and arrested for criminal trespass. That second arrest was a violation of probation. I served one weekend in Cheshire Juvenile Detention.
I straitened out, and finally stopped moping around the house. I began hanging with a new group of friends my age. Well, since I had been abstaining from hard drugs and cannabis I figured I would indulge in a brew here and there. To make a long story short we drank in some woods by an elementary school. I was waiting for my ride in the parking lot when the police came. I was polite, and spoke to them. I was so nice, that I was the only one not brought to the station, and left with a $540 fine. FOR: Littering (cans) Trespassing on state property, and possession of alcohol by minor.
So I'm worried that I'll get a violation of probation. What steps can I take to increase my chances of only having to pay this ticket? I am in the process of finding a job, and my mother lives on my deceased fathers social security.. The money to pay this ticket will be so hard to get that its overwhelming to think that there will be MORE consequences. I'm wondering that if it IS a violation of probation, WILL I be able to trade Juvi for Rehab?
I'm 5'3'' white... I do not like the idea of staying in Detention longer than what I had to endure that weekend. I know I should probably tell my probation officer Immediately, right? I waited until today (my appointment) but he wasn't there. I've felt hopeless in this system of court and jail for so long. I finally got out of it and have been trying to do better, and now I'm going to go back in. The last time I got a lawyer I spent my whole savings and got the same sentence I would have gotten without him.
I have thought about running, but I know thats not the mature thing to do. I'm going to face this one way or another but do any of you have any advise as to what I can do to lesson the sentence? I'm sorry if I sound like a whiny kid. Any advise is greatly appreciated.
I'm so sorry the post got so long. Thank you for reading, even if you don't post an answer!
Hi there everybody, Joe here. This is my first post, I'm 17 years young.
I hope that this isn't too long for everyone to read, I'll try to keep it short.
Sorry if I should have searched before posting, but I wanted my particular story heard.
I'm on probation at the moment. My first arrest occurred approximately one year ago. I was living in an abandoned apartment complex. Arrested for criminal trespass, and breach of peace. Second arrest came not very long after that. I had been banned from the local mall for stealing gloves for two homeless girls. I came back to the mall for a haircut, was spotted by mall security, and arrested for criminal trespass. That second arrest was a violation of probation. I served one weekend in Cheshire Juvenile Detention.
I straitened out, and finally stopped moping around the house. I began hanging with a new group of friends my age. Well, since I had been abstaining from hard drugs and cannabis I figured I would indulge in a brew here and there. To make a long story short we drank in some woods by an elementary school. I was waiting for my ride in the parking lot when the police came. I was polite, and spoke to them. I was so nice, that I was the only one not brought to the station, and left with a $540 fine. FOR: Littering (cans) Trespassing on state property, and possession of alcohol by minor.
So I'm worried that I'll get a violation of probation. What steps can I take to increase my chances of only having to pay this ticket? I am in the process of finding a job, and my mother lives on my deceased fathers social security.. The money to pay this ticket will be so hard to get that its overwhelming to think that there will be MORE consequences. I'm wondering that if it IS a violation of probation, WILL I be able to trade Juvi for Rehab?
I'm 5'3'' white... I do not like the idea of staying in Detention longer than what I had to endure that weekend. I know I should probably tell my probation officer Immediately, right? I waited until today (my appointment) but he wasn't there. I've felt hopeless in this system of court and jail for so long. I finally got out of it and have been trying to do better, and now I'm going to go back in. The last time I got a lawyer I spent my whole savings and got the same sentence I would have gotten without him.
I have thought about running, but I know thats not the mature thing to do. I'm going to face this one way or another but do any of you have any advise as to what I can do to lesson the sentence? I'm sorry if I sound like a whiny kid. Any advise is greatly appreciated.
I'm so sorry the post got so long. Thank you for reading, even if you don't post an answer!