A defendant's lack of criminal responsibility cannot be solely the product of intoxication caused by her voluntary consumption of alcohol or another drug.
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- First Amendment
First Amendment violations can have consequences for drug court staff.
Drug Court
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- Drug Treatment Records
The Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act (42 CFR § 290 dd) provides a statutory scheme to ensure confidentiality of patient records (commonly referred to as Part-2).
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Probation Terms:
- Due Process
- Termination
Participation in drug court implicates due process liberty interest and at termination and ultimate sentencing defendant has right to be heard.
Drug Court
The conduct upon which a violation may be based must have occurred within the probationary period.
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- Right to Diversion
Not entitled to hearing before rejection for drug court.
Drug Court
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- Due Process
A homeless person who failed to comply with his probation conditions regarding GPS monitoring because the shelter where he lived could not accommodate the GPS technology did so through no fault of his own and he could not be violated where there could be no finding of willful noncompliance.
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- Fourth Amendment
Requiring parents to undergo drug testing as part of daughter’s juvenile probation is a violation of the parent’s Fourth Amendment rights.
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- Due Process
The Court found that given the therapeutic component of problem-solving-court programs, each and every action taken in such a proceeding need not be a matter of record.
Drug Court, Juvenile Specialty Court