{"id":667,"date":"2019-08-02T19:03:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T23:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=667"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:25:13","slug":"florida-court-discusses-sufficiency-of-affidavit-of-violation-of-probation-in-sex-crime-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-sufficiency-of-affidavit-of-violation-of-probation-in-sex-crime-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses Sufficiency of Affidavit of Violation of Probation in Sex Crime Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

In many cases in which a defendant is convicted of a sex crime, he or she will be sentenced to probation rather than imprisonment. If a person violates the terms of his or her probation, however, it can result in a revocation of probation. If the State seeks to revoke a defendant\u2019s probation, it must provide the defendant with an affidavit of the alleged probation violation, and if the State fails to do so, it may violate due process. Recently, a Florida court of appeals analyzed<\/a> whether an inaccurate affidavit of violation of probation is sufficient to sustain a revocation of probation in a sex crime case. If you live in Clearwater and are charged with violation of probation for a sex crime conviction it is essential to speak with a knowledgeable Clearwater sex crime defense attorney regarding what the State must prove to revoke your probation.<\/p>\n

Factual and Procedural Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Allegedly, the defendant was charged with violating the terms of his probation for a sex crime conviction, Specifically, it was alleged that he possessed pornography in violation of the terms of his probation. Following a hearing, the court found that the defendant violated his probation and revoked his probation. He was subsequently sentenced to ninety-nine months imprisonment. The defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court committed an error by ruling he violated the term of his probation prohibiting him from possessing pornography, because the State failed to show that the pornographic materials had any bearing on the deviant behavior that originally led to his sex crime conviction.<\/p>\n

Sufficiency of Affidavit of Violation of Probation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Under Florida law, sex offenders who are sentenced to probation are required to have a prohibition on possessing pornographic materials as a term of their probation. Before October 2014, the law required that the pornographic materials subject to prohibition bear a relationship to the defendant\u2019s pattern of deviant behavior. After October 2014, however, the statute was revised to require the prohibition of any pornographic materials as a term of a sex offender\u2019s probation. As such, anyone placed on probation after October 2014 following a conviction for a sex crime is prohibited from owning any pornographic materials. Notably, however, the statutory modification did not alleviate the earlier provision prohibiting pornographic materials related to the offender\u2019s deviant behavior.<\/p>\n

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In many cases in which a defendant is convicted of a sex crime, he or she will be sentenced to probation rather than imprisonment. If a person violates the terms of his or her probation, however, it can result in a revocation of probation. If the State seeks to revoke a defendant\u2019s probation, it must […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-probation-violation","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nSex Charge: Probation Violation Process<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When officers stop you, a sex crime charge case can hinge on sufficiency affidavit violation probation. See how this ruling defense. 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