Victor Villanueva v. State of Florida

This case presents a morass of unusual facts and interrelated statutes that govern a trial judge’s discretion with respect to special conditions of probation. Under these circumstances, I agree with the majority’s reliance on tools of statutory construction to glean legislative intent regarding the extent to which a trial judge can order special conditions of probation. However, after considering Justice Par-iente’s concurring in part and dissenting in part opinion, I ultimately disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the special condition imposed below violated conditions established in…