Georgia Pardons & Paroles
- Our loved one now sits in prison. Can you help us get him an early release, or parole?
- What if my loved one has already completed his time, but want to have the conviction taken off his record? Is that possible?
- Who would do the work on my pardon or parole case? Is there a specific attorney who handles these cases in your office?
1. Our loved one now sits in prison. Can you help us get him an early release, or parole? (back to top)
Yes. Our lawyers at Plichta, Alavi & Associates, P.C. are trained, experienced, and dedicated to assisting defendants who seek to gain the earliest possible release from prison. We are familiar with parole procedures and we can walk your family through the process. Parole is available to inmates only at certain times during their sentences (and not at all in some types of cases). Often, prisoners are notified by the Board of Pardons and Paroles as to their tentative parole or review date. If you do not have this information, you may contact the Board of Pardons and Paroles to obtain it or visit the Board’s web site at: http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/. Assuming an inmate is eligible, we will move swiftly to provide the greatest chance of successfully obtaining early parole.
2. What if my loved one has already completed his time, but want to have the conviction taken off his record? Is that possible? (back to top)
Yes, but only rarely. Every defendant in Georgia may petition the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles for a pardon of previous convictions. We have assisted numerous clients throughout the State in filing the appropriate pardon. Pardons, however, are not available to everyone. A person becomes eligible for a pardon only if a period of five (5) years has passed since the sentence was completed in the case for which they seek a pardon.
For example, consider a defendant who was convicted, or who has pled guilty to a crime in 1991 for which he received a sentence of 10 years to serve two (2) in prison. When he is out in 1993, we would ordinarily say that he has done his time. If he then wanted a pardon, he would discover that was not eligible since he had eight more years remaining on his sentence. In fact he would have to wait thirteen more years (until 2006) before he could apply, (ten years from the 1991 conviction plus the above stated five additional years). In some cases a pardon may not be available at all. But if it is, we can assist with the application. If we succeed, the conviction is removed from the client’s permanent criminal record and any rights lost as a result of this conviction is restored.
3. Who would do the work on my pardon or parole case? (back to top)
In a pardon case it is quite possible that one of our experienced staff attorneys would be responsible for the application itself. In a parole case however, we may utilize the services of an associate attorney. These individuals are carefully chosen for their extensive legal experience, their dedication, and their proven success rate in this specialized area of law. We choose only those “specialists” if we are convinced that the efforts being expended for our clients are consistent with the level of quality we demand for those we represent.
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