STATE OF FLORIDA v. MARSHA DIXON

Appellee, Marsha Dixon, was charged with violating her probation by failing to report to the probation office as directed over a course of six months and by failing to pay her court costs. At Dixon’s final violation of probation hearing, the State asked the trial court for a continuance because its sole witness, a probation officer, did not appear to testify. The trial court denied - the request and proceeded with the hearing. Because the State’s witness did not appear, the State presented no evidence to establish that Dixon violated the conditions of her probation and the trial court…