Warren Staples, Petitioner v. State of Florida, Respondent — Pariente, J., Dissenting

Summary

Justice Pariente dissented from the revocation of Staples's probation, reasoning that he lacked notice that successful completion of sex-offender treatment required admitting sexually deviant behavior. She also rejected requiring him to withdraw his best-interest plea as a remedy because doing so would improperly shift the State's burden in the violation proceeding. The dissent would have approved the conflict decisions and quashed the lower appellate court's decision.