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Editor: Will Hanlon & Charlie Lambert
Profession: Tampa Defense Attorneys

Category: Criminal Law

State v. M; Date May 8, 2007

FACTS: The defendant (client) was violated on his sex offender probation (Possession of Child Pornography, Use of Computer for Solicitation) for failing to make a full and truthful report about his income, and for failing to make his employer aware of his probation status. The client was hired to build a website for a customer. The customer was not happy with the website and wanted her money back. When she found out the client was on probation for a sexually related charge, she called his probation officer in an effort to get her money back.

DEFENSE: Designing the website for the customer did not involve accessing the internet. The actions of the disgruntled customer were an effort to use the Department of Corrections to solve her contract dispute with the defendant (client).

RESULT: The client was continued on his probation with the same terms and conditions.