{"id":557,"date":"2019-02-04T11:46:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T16:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=557"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:19:18","slug":"court-rules-a-judge-can-consider-an-arrest-without-a-conviction-during-a-florida-community-control-revocation-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/court-rules-a-judge-can-consider-an-arrest-without-a-conviction-during-a-florida-community-control-revocation-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Rules a Judge can Consider an Arrest Without a Conviction During a Florida Community Control Revocation Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a defendant is convicted of a crime there are certain factors that the court can consider when determining an appropriate sentence. For example, a court is not permitted to consider a defendant\u2019s arrest for a subsequent crime when imposing a sentence for the primary offense the defendant was convicted of committing.<\/p>\n<p>A Florida appellate court recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2dca.org\/content\/download\/425047\/4581151\/file\/163474_65_12192018_08403831_i.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled<\/a>, however, that a trial court is permitted to consider facts underlying a subsequent arrest when considering whether to revoke a convicted felon\u2019s community control.\u00a0 If you live in Clearwater and are charged with a crime, it is important to retain an experienced Clearwater criminal defense attorney who will work diligently to help you retain your rights.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Facts Regarding the Defendant\u2019s Criminal History <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Reportedly, the defendant was convicted of second-degree murder. He was sentenced to eighteen years in prison followed by two years of community control. Four months after his release to community control the State filed an affidavit alleging the defendant violated his community control. Specifically, he failed to remain in his residence and refused to submit to a urinalysis. The State later amended the affidavit to include allegations that the defendant had recently been arrested for burglary, resisting officers without violence, and drug crimes.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/court-rules-a-judge-can-consider-an-arrest-without-a-conviction-during-a-florida-community-control-revocation-hearing\/#more-557\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a defendant is convicted of a crime there are certain factors that the court can consider when determining an appropriate sentence. For example, a court is not permitted to consider a defendant\u2019s arrest for a subsequent crime when imposing a sentence for the primary offense the defendant was convicted of committing. A Florida appellate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,25,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-defense","category-probation-violation","category-sentencing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Search Issue: Community Control Revocation Rules<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Facing probation issues? See how this ruling on judge consider arrest conviction may help or hurt your defense in Clearwater. 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