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posted March 03, 2005 15:18
Under Art. 42.12 sec. 15, the Judge is required to grant community supervision for certain state jail felony drug cases as long as the defendant has not been convicted of a felony.

Does this include juvenile adjudications??
 
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posted March 03, 2005 15:59Hide Post
Just as juveniles don't have the mandatory incarceration on DWIs. Remember - we don't punish them, we rehabilitate them. Disposition of a juvenile is still supposed to at least offer lip service to the progressive sanctions guidelines, which would mean that a state jail felony committed by a first offender would generally be a level 3 offense which is normally court ordered probation. If there is a reason to deviate, it may include placement, boot camp, or something like that. See Chapter 59 of the Family Code.
 
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