In ______________ an offender is sentenced to prison or jail with ...

[Kthamas]

In ______________ an offender is sentenced to prison or jail with the understanding that after a period of time, he or she may petition the court to be released on probation.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Consider the following example: Johnny mistakenly walks off with Jenny's suitcase because he thought it was his. Which defense could Johnny use against theft charges and why would that be a valid defense?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[ecabral0]

Answer to Question 1

shock probation
split sentence probation

Answer to Question 2

mistake of fact
theft requires knowledge that the property belongs to another person Johnny did not know that the suitcase was not his

[Kthamas]

Gracias!

[vickyvicksss]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it