Staples v. State

Warren Staples appeals from an order revoking his probation. As a condition of probation, Staples had been ordered to actively participate in, and successfully *562complete, a sex offender treatment program. He was terminated from that program because of his continuous denial of sexual misconduct. On appeal, Staples argues that his dismissal from the sex offender treatment program based on his repeated refusal to admit to engaging in deviant sexual behavior cannot constitute a willful and substantial violation of probation where he was never advised, prior to the entry of his plea, that his…