The issue focused on an issue where the court found that the law would allow a person convicted of rape or sexual assault to be released on supervised probation if they completed community service. That meant that someone convicted of a sex crime would not be released on supervised probation and be subject to prison time even if they are released after serving their sentence and completing community service.

But the court said it would not grant such release if the person had committed another crime or committed a sexual offense that would be a crime under state criminal