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Is Sentence Modification or Reduction Possible for Me?

By Walin & Klarich

Our experienced criminal defense lawyers in California frequently are contacted by family members of individuals who have plead guilty to a crime and been sentenced to serve time in state prison. These concerned family members want to know whether we can take their loved ones case back to court and ask the judge to modify the sentence or reduce the sentence. In most cases, the judge that sentenced the defendant to prison only has a specific period of time in which he can recall the case and re-sentence the defendant. This typically happens when the judge realizes that some error has occurred, and it is done within 120 days of the original sentence. Other than that, in order to change the sentence, you have to have a criminal defense law firm review all of the facts of the case to see if there was a violation of the defendants constitutional rights...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on September 11, 2008 (boomark / email).