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[__ Prayer __] probation

hey Pegasus,

things went surprisingly well with the parents out of town. The neighbors yelled stuff I didn't want to hear once or twice, but it wasn't a big deal. It helped that they did it in the daytime, not at night. For obvious reasons, hearing people yell unpleasant things at night is more troubling.

I managed to keep the house in good shape, dogs fed+watered, cats cared for, no big thing. I even popped in mah MP3 player and took the house dogs out for the 2x daily walks, no major paranoia or weirdness or anything.

Thanks for checking up on me. And thanks, as always for your prayers. I'm hoping this probation discharge/closing the case/whatever they call it goes through, no problems. I think I"ll be far less prone to paranoia once I"m off probation, and even less troubled if I can get this bad boy sealed.

Thanks again.
 
i would say you have a real good chance of early release being a misdemeanor even a class A has good chance provided you are clean no problems.
 
I think its happening now, AirDancer ((thanks for asking, btw)).

I went to pay my monthly fees. I filled out the required form and handed the $$$ and the form to the cashier. She looked up my info, called my probation officer, and told me to take my money home with me, and said he'd look into closing my case.

I do seem to recall reading that down here, while on probation for eligible offenses, offenders get 20 days additional credit for every 30 days successfully completed. I've been on probation just 1 month over 3 years out of 5 years, so that's an additional 720+/- days credited, assuming this is true and not just some made up stuff the internet told me ((nobody ever talked to me about it, so I don't really know what's going on)).

I hope they'll close the case and send me on my merry way soon. The lawyer my dad hired to handle this hot mess said he could get it sealed or something 3 years after the conviction. That was before I got slammed with 5 years probation at the sentencing hearing, per the victim's request (1st degree harassment case). Not a big deal--I mean, I didn't do jail or prison time, so I'm happy with that, obviously--but considering what other people get probation for in this area, it seems a bit harsh. Oh well. It is what it is, I suppose.

Thanks for your prayers, everyone. :)
 
Praise God!

I got nervous, so I did the obvious--called my probation officer. He said that since I didn't get in trouble and I paid the $$$ on time, my probation ended sometimes in December. I asked him if I get something in the mail or something, and he said no, I'm just...FREE!

Thank you all for your prayers. :)
 
Uhm, while I'm not familiar with your State's laws, I would recommend getting something in writing, Christ_empowered .

It seems ....unusual.... for the probation to conclude without you being notified.

Talk with your Dad, then contact the lawyer who represented you to see if he can obtain the official documents that state the probation has concluded.

Besides, if the lawyer believed he could get the probation erased from your record, and if the probation is done, then now is the time to start the process of cleaning up your record :thumbsup
 
AirDancer said:
Uhm, while I'm not familiar with your State's laws, I would recommend getting something in writing, Christ_empowered .

It seems ....unusual.... for the probation to conclude without you being notified.

Talk with your Dad, then contact the lawyer who represented you to see if he can obtain the official documents that state the probation has concluded.

Besides, if the lawyer believed he could get the probation erased from your record, and if the probation is done, then now is the time to start the process of cleaning up your record :thumbsup
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not many get that type probation . states only care about the money as long as your paying the keep you. in mo you ahve to pay for your probation and if you needs drug classes you pay.. same as in drinking cases
 
ezra said:
not many get that type probation . states only care about the money as long as your paying the keep you. in mo you ahve to pay for your probation and if you needs drug classes you pay.. same as in drinking cases
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That's how it is in Illinois as well.
 
More good news...

The Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services has an "Offender Search" on their website. You can enter in a person's name, county, etc., and if they're under supervision, their name will pop up. One can click the name and see what the person is on probation or parole for, the level of supervision, whether or not the person is required to register as a sex offender, etc.

Since the probation officer told me yesterday that my information had been "purged from the system," I went ahead and did a search on my name, county, etc. This is weird, but I'd done searches like that on my name plenty of times before ((probably obsessive oddness)), and my name popped up, complete with the offense and all.

This time around..."No results" ! That was fast!
 
Remember that while your probation is over, your disability continues. My experience of over a decade on disability is that it is a lot like you described probation being like. We are harassed constantly. For instance. My wife and I went to a well known sandwich shop. The manager/cashier questioned my usefulness as I paid. A customer then comes up and pushes my wife as she was getting her drink. He pushed her out of the way just so he could get ice. He then sits to wait for his order. He was in no hurry. Another restaurant refused to serve us. The servers collected around the pick up window staring at us. We left with no food. My wife had to go back to work with no lunch.
Each state has been given a certain amount of leeway to handle those on government assistance. Some states have exceeded the constitutional limits overtly even though the press covers for them. The prime example of this is the state of Florida. Florida has what is known as the Baker Act. A person in that state, visitor or resident, can be incarcerated into a mental hospital with no recourse for release. There are plenty of horror stories. Research it yourself. I knew a fella who was on mental/psych/emotional disability in Pennsylvania. He was lured to Florida then incarcerated. Took him months to get out. I made his plight public. He was released and got the heck out of there. You will still need to be alert and careful as long as you are on disability.
 
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