Speckhardt v. State

SILBERMAN, Chief Judge.

Gregory A. Speckhardt seeks review of the order revoking his probation and placing him on two years of community control. Although Speckhardt admitted to the violation, he did so without first being offered or provided counsel and without the State having filed an affidavit of violation of probation. These two omissions require reversal.

In April 2010, Speckhardt entered guilty pleas to various burglary and grand theft charges. The court sentenced Speckhardt to twenty-four months of probation to run concurrently with a condition that he serve thirty days in jail. On May…