XXVII. Conditions of Probation - Limitations
A. STAY OUT OF BARS—CHANGE JOB = OK
Lacy v. State, 875 S.W.2d 3 (Tex.App.—Tyler 1994, no pet.).
Requiring defendant to stay out of bars and taverns or similar places, preventing defendant’s continuing current employment, held to have a reasonable relation to crime and defendant’s criminality.
B. DENIAL OF PROBATION DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIER—PROPER
Flores v. State, 904 S.W.2d 129 (Tex.Crim.App. 1995).
Defendant was convicted of DWI and sentenced by the judge to jail in large part because he spoke only Spanish, and there were no appropriate rehabilitation programs for Spanish speakers. Decision held not to violate defendant’s rights as was rationally related to legitimate government interest.
