Ortiz v. State

KHOUZAM, Judge.

Julio Ortiz appeals the revocation of his probation and the resulting sentence for failure to report his status as a sex offender. Ortiz argues that the trial court abused its discretion in determining that he willfully and substantially violated condition nine of his probation by failing to promptly and truthfully answer his probation officer’s inquiries. We agree and reverse.

In October 2008, Ortiz pleaded guilty to one count of failure to report his status as a sex offender and was placed on probation for thirty-six months. On April 30, 2009, an affidavit of violation of…