{"id":552,"date":"2020-04-13T21:21:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T01:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarasotacriminalattorneyblog.com\/?p=552"},"modified":"2024-08-29T15:27:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:27:42","slug":"florida-court-discusses-evidence-proving-violations-of-sex-offender-probation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarasotadefenseattorney.com\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-evidence-proving-violations-of-sex-offender-probation\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses Evidence Proving Violations of Sex Offender Probation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people convicted of sex crimes are fortunate enough to avoid jail time and are instead sentenced to probation. If a person sentenced to probation does not comply with the terms of his or her probation, the person\u2019s probation may be revoked, and he or she may have to serve a prison sentence. The State must present cogent evidence that the acts of a person on probation constituted a violation in order to obtain a revocation, however, and if it cannot, a revocation may be unjust. This was demonstrated in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/florida\/second-district-court-of-appeal\/2020\/19-2331.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">case<\/a> in which a Florida appellate court reversed the revocation of a defendant\u2019s probation, upon finding that the defendant\u2019s possession of pornography did not constitute a violation of his probationary terms. If you are charged with a sex crime, it is prudent to speak with a trusted Sarasota sex crime defense attorney regarding your available defenses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Factual Background of the Case<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that the defendant was charged with possession of child pornography. He pled guilty in exchange for a lesser sentence of sex offender probation for ten years. The defendant received a letter memorializing the terms of his probation, which were later orally pronounced at his sentencing hearing. The probationary terms included the requirement that the defendant could not view, own, access, or possess any pornographic materials that were relevant to his pattern of deviant behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Allegedly, in March 2019, the State filed an affidavit stating that the defendant violated the terms of his probation after it was revealed that the defendant had a pornographic magazine. During the defendant\u2019s probation violation hearing, the defendant argued that the magazine did not violate the terms of his probation, because it depicted adults and was not relevant to the deviant behavior associated with the offense of owning child pornography. The court disagreed, and the defendant was sentenced to prison, after which he appealed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarasotadefenseattorney.com\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-evidence-proving-violations-of-sex-offender-probation\/#more-552\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people convicted of sex crimes are fortunate enough to avoid jail time and are instead sentenced to probation. If a person sentenced to probation does not comply with the terms of his or her probation, the person\u2019s probation may be revoked, and he or she may have to serve a prison sentence. 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