Is Being Homeless a Probation Violation?

Published for NC Criminal Law on August 22, 2012.

A probation violation must be willful. In this prior post I wrote about the burden-shifting process in which the State must prove to the court’s reasonable satisfaction that a violation has occurred, and then the defendant has an opportunity to show that the failure to comply was not willful. The issue often arises in the ... Read more

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