Archer v. State

In Archer v. State, 604 So. 2d 561 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992), the probationer was placed on probation for five years, after having pled nolo contendere to four counts of attempted sexual battery upon a child under twelve years of age. A special condition of his probation required that he undergo a psychosexual evaluation and successfully complete any and all recommended treatment. Id. at 562. Essential to the successful completion of the treatment program was the probationer's acknowledgment that he had trouble controlling his sexual impulses. Id. Probation was subsequently revoked by the trial court due to the probationer's refusal to acknowledge his problem as was required by his treatment program. The Archer court found that the revocation of probation upon this ground not to be an abuse of discretion, even where a time limit to complete the program had not been specifically delineated in the order of probation.