Thompson v. State

Defendant, Keith Thompson, seeks review of the trial court’s order revoking his probation and sentencing him to fifteen years in state prison. We affirm the probation revocation, but we reverse on two points regarding the basis for the revocation and remand for resentencing.

In August 2010, the defendant was charged with possession of a knife by a convicted felon. As a habitual felony offender, he was facing a sentence ranging from 71.7 months to 30 years in prison. He entered a plea to complete a six-month behavior modification program at the Spectrum residential care facility to address his…