Walter E. ARCHER, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
*562 John J. Terhune of Law Offices of John J. Terhune, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Bradley R. Bischoff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.
ALLEN, Judge.
Walter E. Archer appeals from the trial court's revocation of his probation due to his failure to comply with a condition of probation that he successfully complete recommended psychological treatment. We affirm.
Pursuant to a plea agreement, Archer pled nolo contendere to four counts of attempted sexual battery upon a child under twelve years of age, and he was placed on probation for five years. A negotiated special condition of probation required Archer to undergo a psychosexual evaluation and successfully complete any and all recommended treatment. No time frame for completion of this condition was included in the order. Archer began treatment in the SHARE Program in Tampa but was terminated for failing to cooperate with his counselor. He was then referred to Dr. Louie Legum, a psychologist, who conducted a psychosexual evaluation. As a result of the evaluation, Dr. Legum placed Archer in a treatment program. Essential to the successful completion of the treatment program was Archer's acknowledgment that he had trouble controlling his sexual impulses. After four weeks of therapy, Dr. Legum discharged Archer because he refused to acknowledge that he had a sexual problem. Archer was subsequently arrested for violation of probation. At the violation of probation hearing, Dr. Legum testified that, in light of Archer's unwillingness to acknowledge his problem and his failure in the Tampa program, additional therapy sessions would be useless.
Archer first asserts that when he entered his plea, he did not expect that any treatment required as a result of the special condition of probation would require an *563 acknowledgment that he had any sexual problem. He argues that because he did not expect this, he should not be required to comply with the special condition. Where a defendant's claim is that his plea was entered without a full understanding of its consequences, his remedy is through either a motion to vacate his plea, see Robinson v. State,
Archer also argues that he was not properly evaluated. As we indicated in Yancey v. State,
Relying upon Young v. State,
Archer's reliance upon Young is misplaced. As Young makes clear, the defendant must express a desire to complete the stated condition of probation. See also Haynes v. State,
We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that Archer willfully and substantially violated a condition *564 of his probation. Accordingly, we affirm.
BOOTH and SMITH, JJ., concur.
