St. Lucie, 2007 Child Neglect

Facts: Our client was sentenced to time in prison followed by 15 years of probation in 2007. She came to us in 2021 desperate to get off of probation after having completed all conditions of her probation very early on during the course of probation. She had done everything she was supposed to do and had stayed out of trouble since her release from prison and a prior attempt to end her probation early had been denied.

Result: We contacted her probation officer to ensure all conditions were complete, which they were. We spoke to our client to get all the necessary information for our motion and all the information that showed she was an exemplary member of the community. The state objected to the motion arguing that the sentencing court chose to give her 3 terms of 5 years probation to run back to back for a reason. The judge, instead, terminated her probation effective immediately and commended her for her outstanding record during her time on probation.