Brown v. State

Thaddeus Brown (Brown) was charged by information with trafficking in more than 200 grams of cocaine on March 8, 1989. He pled nolo contendere to the charge, and was convicted of one count of trafficking, in violation of section 893.135, Florida Statutes (1989), a first-degree felony. Brown was sentenced to five years in prison, to be followed by a term of five years on probation. He served the prison term in fourteen months, due to a combination of mandatory and incentive gain time, and was released on probation.

Brown subsequently violated the terms of his probation and was revoked. At…