Staples v. State
Annotate this CasePetitioner pleaded guilty to one count of traveling to meet a minor under Fla. Stat. 847.0135(4)(b). Petitioner was sentenced to six days time served and five years of sex offender probation. One condition of Petitioner’s sex offender probation required Petitioner to successfully complete a sex offender treatment program. Petitioner was later discharged from the sex offender treatment program for refusing to admit to any sexual misconduct necessitating treatment and, as a result, was charged with violating the conditions of his probation. After a hearing, the trial court revoked Petitioner’s probation, finding that the State presented sufficient evidence of a violation. The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed. The Supreme Court approved the Fifth District’s decision, holding that a refusal to admit sexual misconduct can constitute a violation of probation.
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