rollup n.— «Patrick Neil, a division manager for Ventura County’s probation department, would not comment on why Avary was removed from the furlough program. “Any causes behind a rollup is not something we can discuss,” Neil...
wet reckless adj.— «Blood tests after her traffic stop Sept. 27 found prescription drugs, but neither booze nor dope. So she was allowed to plead “no contest” to what’s known in California as “wet reckless”—that...
shock probation n.— «A state district judge in Texas on Thursday revoked Taylor’s probation from a state felony drug possession charge, sentencing him to two years in jail. She then suspended the sentence for five years under a process...
soup-spitter n.— «He said Family Court officials are now differentiating between youths who committed what would be considered felonies in adult court and so-called “soup-spitters”—a term for defiant youths who make their parents or...
postcard probation n.— «The judge’s written court policies say that defendants who have broken the rules are not eligible for postcard probation.» —“Scales of justice can swing wildly” by Brooks Egerton Dallas Morning...
Mikey n.— «The tablets were seized during a probation check from a local drug user who is a so-called “Mikey” (a volunteer “guinea pig” who is willing to “test” (by self-administration) illicit drugs and drug mixtures of virtually any...