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A Florida sex crime conviction is a serious situation that can have significant and lasting consequences. If you get arrested again, you may be looking at more severe penalties. As a recent decision<\/a> out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th<\/sup> Circuit shows, a court has the right to impose penalties related to the original sex crime, even if they are not directly related to the second conviction.<\/p>\n

Defendant was convicted of car-jacking and sentenced to federal prison following an undisclosed incident. He was eventually given a supervised release. As part of the terms of that release, a federal judge ordered Defendant to participate in a sex-offender treatment program and to refrain from having unsupervised contact with minors. The judge noted that Defendant had previously been convicted of sex crimes against a child under the age of 12 and that he\u2019d undergone psychological treatment for about two years prior to the car-jacking offense. The court also noted that Defendant didn\u2019t tell his psychologist about the sex offenses during that treatment.<\/p>\n

Defendant appealed the decision, arguing that the terms of his release were not reasonably related to the car-jacking offense for which he was convicted. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the decision. The court said the treatment and other requirements were sufficiently related to Defendant\u2019s overall criminal history and could be considered reasonable for public safety purposes. It also said the forced treatment and restrictions on contact with minors were justified based on the \u201cheinous nature\u201d of Defendant\u2019s sex offenses.<\/p>\n

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A Florida sex crime conviction is a serious situation that can have significant and lasting consequences. If you get arrested again, you may be looking at more severe penalties. As a recent decision out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit shows, a court has the right to impose penalties related to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nOn Appeal: Sex Offender Treatment Car Jacking<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Accused of sex crime charges? See how this ruling on okays sex offender treatment may help or hurt your defense in Pinellas County. 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