Probation term allowed search of girlfriend’s purse 
Published: May 16, 2013
Tags: Fourth Amendment, probation, search and seizure
Police conducting a probation search of an apartment could examine the contents of a purse belonging to the probationer’s girlfriend, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming a drug conviction.
Attorney suspended for interfering with child custody
Published: December 31, 2012
Tags: attorney discipline, custody, probation, Sanctions, suspension
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a three-month suspension to a lawyer convicted of attempting to remove her 12-year-old son from the custody of her ex-husband.
Sex offender gets prison credit for supervised probation
Published: August 15, 2011
Tags: probation, sentencing, sex offender
A convicted criminal can receive credit against his prison sentence for time spent living at home under supervised probation wearing an electronic monitoring device, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled.
Defendant needn’t notify girlfriends of conviction
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 8, 2010
Tags: child pornography, probation
A defendant convicted of possessing child pornography could not be required notify his future romantic partners of his offense as a condition of supervised release, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in vacating the condition.
Sex offender can’t be required to wear GPS device
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: May 11, 2009
Tags: Global Positioning System, probation, sex offenders
A defendant charged with molesting a child could not be required to wear a device that would monitor his movements while he was awaiting trial, Massachusetts’ highest court has ruled in vacating a probation condition.
