Can Probation Help A Plea Bargain?

Probation is almost always part of a plea deal, explains Oakland criminal defense attorney Andrew Dósa—over 25-plus years, he's had maybe one or two clients sentenced without it. Courts value the 'leash': even minor cases carry two or three years, holding the threat that reoffending can revoke probation and impose the original maximum sentence.

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