Sunday, March 11, 2007

PROOF THAT COURTS ARE SENTENCING PEOPLE TO TEEN CHALLENGE

I have received several inquiries regarding this particular quote that is on the side-bar of my blog:
"What's worse, is that I have heard that some Probation officers are CHOOSING Teen Challenge and demanding graduation OR else their "person on probation" goes to prison / jail. In other words, sign onto the "Assemblies of God" religion, walk the walk, "speak in tongues" etc.... or you'll go to jail. Doesn't this smack of civil rights violations!!!??? " posted by Cherokee lady of Fowler, CA Tuesday Jan 23

The inquiries were about whether a judge can really sentence you to go to Teen Challenge or not. The answer is yes, a judge may court order you to complete Teen Challenge. If you do not complete the program you will violate your terms of probation and then you will have to complete your full jail or prison sentence!

Here are several court files that prove this:

STATE OF OHIO v. BARTLEY S. MEADOWS (One count of felonious assault and one count of aggravated burglary.)
http://www.fifthdist.org/november62006/meadows.pdf

STATE OF FLORIDA v. KEVIN DANIEL SMITH (Willfully violated two of the conditions of his community control.)
http://opinions.1dca.org/written/opinions2005/8-19-05/04-0847.pdf

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v DAVID BENJAMIN TURNER (Violated the terms and conditions of his probation in all four cases- felonious larceny, larceny of a firearm and possession of stolen goods. Eight consolidated charges, including breaking and entering a motor vehicle, breaking and entering a residence, felonious larceny, and felonious financial card theft.)
http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/coa/opinions/2002/unpub/010134-1.htm

STATE OF TENNESSEE v. RONALD EUGENE PURDY (Probation violation for aggravated burglary, a Class C felony.)
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/tcca/PDF/023/purdyr.pdf

STATE OF MISSOURI v. RICKY LEE BEACH (First degree armed robbery.)
http://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/b2c22848c6f236e58625729100751e26?OpenDocument

STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BILLY M. HIGGINS (The defendant was convicted on December 10, 2001, of one count of delivery of .5 grams or more of cocaine, a Class B felony, and one count of delivery of under .5 grams of cocaine, a Class C felony.)
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/tcca/PDF/041/Higginsb.pdf

STATE OF TENNESSEE v. GREGORY SCOTT ALLISON (Burglary, a Class D felony, and misdemeanor theft.)
http://www.tncourts.gov/OPINIONS/tcca/PDF/021/allisong.pdf

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I was senteced to teen challenge instead of prison! if i left the program, it was over for me...Anyway, i was at the TC in Riverside, CA