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I was sentenced to 10 days work release and was supposed to check in 0n august 1 2015 i accidentally read my paperwork wrong
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I was sentenced to 10 days work release and was supposed to check in on August 1 2015 i accidentally read my paperwork wrong and missed my check in date thinking it was Sept. 1. I was supposed to check in on. Since the sentence was given my life has changed quite a bit and work release is not going to allow me to keep my job since my schedule changes daily times that i work and days off. i work approx 4 to 6 days a week but dont know when until the night before and the times are always changing. Also I no longer have anyone here at my home to care for my animals 3 dogs 4 horses. My boyfriend and I split after 4 yrs .I have done home detention before and when sentenced the prosecutor specifically said no home detention. I will lose my job. is there any way to change sentence to home detenti
Will they change the sentence, probably not. But, you probably now have a warrant out for your arrest for not starting your jail time. You need to contact your lawyer and get back in to court asap and resolve the warrant. You can see at that time if you can work something else out, but if you've already received home detention before I doubt you'll get it again.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the time to request home detention was at sentencing. At this point you have a much bigger problem to worry about. The State can file a petition to revoke and you may face additional penalties including any suspended sentence. At this point, a good result would be to explain the situation and get a new confinement order with no additional jail.
Even if you were sentenced in a city court that allows for home detention and your offense is eligible for it, at this point is is extremely unlikely. You did not get it at sentencing and you violated the confinement order by missing your self-surrender. Getting something better than what you were sentenced to after violating the order is almost never going to happen.
Regardless of what happens you really should get an attorney for this. Your attorney who represented you earlier on this case should be the first person to talk to.
