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I'm 20 and a first time offender. I'm pregnant and the person who was the "victim" didnt press charges on me the state did. He wrote to the judge stating that thata his child and he doesnt feel threatened by me. Hes also not coming to court. I'm going to trial. If I lose my public defender told me I could get 0-6 months of jail or 2 months of jail and DV classes and probation. I dont have a job either. Do you really think they will go that far? I live in Colorado
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The 'victim' never presses charges. The state does. The 'victim' will be subpoened by the prosecution and if he fails to appear at trial HE will be prosecuted for contempt of court (ignoring the subpoena). It would be unusual to go to jail on a first offense but it depends a lot on the facts and the county it is in etc. Since you qualify for the public defender, my advise is to LISTEN to your public defender......
Answered on Dec 17th, 2020 at 7:37 AM