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By Jeffrey Ivashuk

Criminal law -- Probation revocation -- Sex offender probation -- Even where probation order does not specify a deadline for completing sex offender program or how many attempts probationer has to complete it, where a defendant enrolls in but fails to complete a sex offender treatment program, trial court may, in its discretion and depending on the circumstances, revoke defendant's probation -- Court did not abuse discretion in revoking defendant's probation where defendant attended only one of his scheduled group sex offender treatment sessions before being terminated for two successive absences, even though defendant had been informed that two successive unexcused absences would result in termination, and defendant had the ability to pay for the sessions Reported at 33 Fla...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on March 28, 2008 (boomark / email).