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SEX OFFENDER PAROLEE ARRESTED FOR PAROLE VIOLATION LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON ? PENAL CODE SECTION 3040 ET AL.

By Walin & Klarich

On November 17, 2010, sometime between 4:30 and 5:00 PM, paroled sex offender Lawrence Brown was released from prison. At 5:29 PM, police stopped his vehicle, arrested him for a parole violation, and he was headed back to prison. One of Brown?s parole terms was that he not be alone with another female in a vehicle. After his release, Brown was picked up by a female friend. His friend was on the phone with his parole officer asking for directions to the office when police stopped the vehicle. Authorities had followed the vehicle the entire trip. Brown stated that he had so many parole terms that he did not know that he could not be in a vehicle alone with another female. His female friend also stated she was not aware of this parole condition and he did not tell her...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on November 22, 2010 (boomark / email).