There is a fundamental requirement that probation conditions must be clear enough, or sufficiently unambiguous, that police cannot arrest probationers based on a vague rule capable of many interpretations and that the probationer knows what is prohibited. However, must the probationer at issue understand the condition to be found in violation? Must the individual probationer realize what he or she must do or cannot do? Click on the following link to find out.
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