State v. Bleasdale

In State v. Bleasdale (1990), 69 Ohio App.3d 68, 590 N.E.2d 43, 5 Anderson's Ohio App. Cas. 355, the defendant was given a suspended sentence, was placed on probation on the condition that he be accepted by, and successfully complete a specific drug program. The defendant was ultimately terminated from the program after he was diagnosed as suffering from several mental disorders and the staff determined that it was not equipped to deal with the mental problems that the defendant exhibited. After a probable cause hearing, the trial court revoked the defendant's probation and reinstated his sentence of confinement. On appeal, the Eleventh District Court of Appeals determined that the trial court had abused its discretion in revoking the defendant's probation because the defendant had not willfully or intentionally violated the conditions of his probation. Rather, the court stated, the defendant had been cooperating with the program, but was terminated "due to the program's inability to properly minister his case." Id. at 72.