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Panel declines to revoke parole for John Goodes but adds strict conditions
Summary
The parole committee declined to revoke the parole of John Goodes after reviewing alleged violations and evidence, including recorded phone calls and reduced misdemeanor convictions. The board ordered anger-management programming, no contact with the alleged victim, and other conditions.
The Committee on Parole decided Nov. 4 not to revoke the parole of John Goodes, who faced alleged violations arising from an out-of-state trip and recorded phone calls that prosecutors said amounted to attempted influence of a victim.
Goodes pleaded not guilty to the violation charges. The panel heard testimony from the alleged victim, multiple witnesses and a defense attorney who said the victim had drafted affidavits recanting earlier statements. Recordings played during proceedings included the victim, the parolee and other parties; the district attorney’s office described the tapes as evidence of attempts to influence testimony.
After reviewing witness statements, recorded calls and the court record showing misdemeanor convictions reduced from felony charges, the panel voted not to revoke parole but imposed a set of conditions: completion of anger-management and behavioral-intervention programming, no contact with the alleged victim and a curfew and reporting requirements to the supervising agent. Commissioners recorded concern about the case’s complexity and emphasized the need for programming and no-contact conditions to protect public safety.
The panel also urged the parolee be moved to an institution offering required programming if necessary. The decision preserves Goodes’s parole status while adding binding conditions and monitoring steps.
