I recently applied for early discharge from my probation sentence. The request was denied by the judge, but through error my probation officer mailed me notification of early discharge. The document I received was signed by both her and the probation department supervisor. I am wondering, how binding is this document? The following day I received another letter from my officer conveying she had misread the judges discision and I was still required to report to probation. Am I legally discharged?

The probation department made a mistake. :o If the judge says your still on probation, then lady, you're still on probation. :-[ Good luck, Tom

Hi;

You make it clear that both the judge and the probation officer still require you to complete probation. Please continue to meet the demands of probation because it sounds like your setting yourself up for a violation. You can complete it, just hang in there.

Arthur

I have been a probation officer for seven years in Maryland. It is hard for me to believe that such an error would occur because a judge, through a court order, places you on probation, and that is what it takes to get you off early... A new court order. You are on probation until the expiration date or until a new order is issued by the judge no matter what the Probation Department says.

Lets use our heads here. If a Judge can order you to be put to death, must I go on? Really though, the order of the court, the judgment and the court minutes, tell us exactly what the judge ordered us to do. If we did not get a copy of these, we only need to go to the courthouse and get a copy from the court clerks. These are the "record" and are found in the main court file.

Your probation is not officially over until it is cleared by the court.
Only the judge and his court can officially end probation.

Hi,
The court's ruling is the law.
Your probation department made a mistake, everyone is human.
Your early discharge was denied by the court.
You aren't "off the hook" until it's fully served. Best of luck.