What Are The Benefits of an Early Termination of Probation?
Aside from being able to expunge your criminal record sooner, an early termination of probation relieves you from the danger of a probation violation. If you are accused of violating any (criminal) law while on active probation, the court can send you to jail on the probationary offense (even if you are not convicted of the new offense). There is no right to a jury trial for a probation violation in California; a judge decides. And the standard of proof is a mere “preponderance of the evidence,” not the higher standard of “beyond a reasonable doubt.” It’s always better to be off probation.
