Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Webb

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 10, 1996Published

1DissentDana, Justice

Because I do not believe that Webb was adequately put on notice of the consequences *1347of his having an inappropriate attitude toward therapy, I respectfully dissent. At the revocation hearing the court stated as its reason for revoking probation that Webb had failed to “accept responsibility for his criminal acts and to be involved in good faith counseling, and denial is not being involved in good faith counseling.” The conditions of Webb’s probation include a requirement that he “undergo sex abuser counseling/treatment to the satisfaction of the probation officer.” Webb went to see a sex abuse…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. GalloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  3. State v. MaierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  4. State v. WoverisSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
  5. State v. ThomasSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988

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