Will i go to jail for this?

Question

ive have a felony that the judge said that if i talk to the public defender, he could lower it down to a misdemeanor. But I'm kinda scared and I'm not sure whats gunna happen if he cant change it to a misdemeanor. the felony was falsely editing documents or something. But if anyone out there are lawyers or know anything about the system or anything just leave a message and let me know what im exactly looking at and what my chances are for lowering it down to a misdemeanor. thanks

Answer 1

  Just do what ever ya have to .. keep the felony off your record.

  You whole world will change with a felony on it..

Answer 2

Get an attorney and talk to the DA, so what they can offer if anything, and take it from there.

Michael...

Answer 3

You will be much more likely to go to jail for a felony than a misdemeanor.  In my state, a felony conviction will be over a year in state prison, where a misdemeanor conviction is less than a year in the county jail.

Take the deal or roll the dice.  Either way, you need to talk to an attorney.

Answer 4

h**l yeah u will

Answer 5

Umm, you really need to be specific about the allegations and where you're writing from.

The judge wants you to talk to an attorney because if you don't and decide to go forward yourself, you might do a poor job and get convicted,  and then appeal based on improper waiver of right to counsel.

If the felony sticks, and the DA does not offer a plea bargain that includes a misdemeanor, then:

1) you'll be offered a plea deal involving a felony, which will impise severe civil disabilities on you;

2) You'll go to to trial.

A plea deal can involve either jail (county) or prison (state) incarceration.  You may be subject to your state's mandatory incarceration rules (eg - in NY, if you commit a felony offense within 10 years of being sentenced on an older felony, a felony conviction on the new case will come with a mandatory state-prison sentence) which means that a judge could not legally sentence you to county jail or below a set amount of state time.  Otherwise, you could get probation, time served or a conditional discharge - your criminal record and the facts of the case would determine what a judge would feel comfy doing.

But above all, you need to have an idea of what you're charged with.  This is your freedom, your future.

"the felony was falsely editing documents or something"

or something?!

Answer 6

wow.a lot fo thignsgo into it.the state,and county you live in.maybe your age.if you havea prior record.the best advice i can give u,is  dress nice,and be respectful.present yourself like you don't belong there,yet you know the full impact of every little move/action going on there.

if u do go to prision,lets be honest, it would be prision.i doubt it would be a long sentence.

i mean i would need ot know mroeabout the situation to better analayis it.also

prision is  actually better than county jail,because you actually ahve mroe freedom.and chances are you would go to a minium security palce,and ge tout on good behavior.

if you need help email me.

time is of the essence,my friend.

Answer 7

Contact the Public Defender's Office in your county (Or hire an attorney if you can afford it). The judge just basically said he would drop it down to a misdemeanor if you get an attorney. Once you have an appointment with your attorney, discuss the case with them and tell your attorney what the judge told you. The judge went on record and said this, if he goes back on his word, you can have your attorney get a court transcript of it.

The judge just gave you a big hint, I suggest you do what he says.  

Answer 8

Talk to the public defender, If you get an opportunity to talk to the DA with you lawyer present do it. You don't have to accept a deal they make but that will show you where you options lay. That is the only way to find out what consequences you are facing and the minimum sentence. Most of the time in return for a guilty plea they will make a recommendation to the judge to have it reduced to a misdemeanor. It costs them less money that way and frees them up for more violent crimes.

Answer 9

well my advice is to stand up and be accountable for your mistake, show your remorse make it known to the judge that your are sorry and plead for forgiveness and ask for lenience, if your ignore the charge and do not make attempts to clear your name of these criminal charges then one might assume you are a criminal.