There are several situations when a bench warrant is issued by a Court, leaving the Defendant with the question, “how do I turn myself in on the warrant”? After a crime is allegedly committed, there are occasions when a police department sends a letter to a person who the police…
Zero Tolerance Program (ZTP) is a drug testing program in Oakland County which can spare a Defendant a lengthy stay in the Oakland County Jail. Any individual convicted of a non violent felony or misdemeanor charge which allows for jail time, and who does not have 2 assaultive felonies over…
The Adult Treatment Court in Oakland County seeks to break the cycle of addiction that leads to criminal behavior through intense Court supervision and participation into various recovery and counseling services. There is also a separate program for juvenile offenders in Oakland County as well. In order to graduate from the program, the…
For Defendants in Oakland County that are on bond or bail sentence, and Defendants who are under a misdemeanor or felony sentence in Oakland County, the Court sometimes orders drug and/or alcohol testing. Under RESULTS, the individual is assigned a letter for alcohol testing and/or a color for drug testing. The…
Pretrial Services is a unit of Oakland County Probation which screens individuals and provides reports to Judges and Magistrates in connection with setting bond or bail for criminal cases in Oakland County. Pretrial Services is supposed to provide neutral, non adversarial, accurate reports at initial court hearings and whenever bond…
As a condition of bail, bond, or sentence a Defendant can be ordered by a Court to comply with electronic monitoring. Electronic monitoring provides Pretrial Services, Probation, and/or Parole with an opportunity to closely supervise an individual in the community. There are several types of electronic monitoring devices that are…
In Oakland County, District Court Judges have the ability to sentence a individual convicted of a misdemeanor to WWAM. WWAM is a supervised community service program in which the participant performs work for government or non profit organizations Wednesdays through Sunday. Often WWAM is ordered in lieu of a jail sentence. It…
Will my husband be eligible for a bootcamp ? My husband was convicted of extortion and he got 3 to 6 years, its his first felony ever so i was wondering if he would be eligible for serving bootcamp instead of prison, please answer me and thank you so much?…
I had a year probation for sub-possess/analogues. I was ordered to take drug tests for first month-every week. Had another court date where I was taken off tests. Also I was assigned non-reporting probation. I do not have a officer of the court that I reported to. My year is…
What are my chances of getting 7411 for possession and paraphernalia citations at the same time? I received two Misdemeanor citations in the same traffic stop, one for possession of paraphernalia and the other for possession of marijuana(very small amount). I am 28 I have never been arrested or in…