Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 18, 2007No. 1D06-4586PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.

We reverse the trial court’s order revoking Appellant’s probation based on Appellant’s failure to complete 10 community service hours per month. The original probation order stated only that Appellant was to “complete 100 hours of community service through Mothers Against Drunk Driving or a similar organization, approved by your probation officer.” Although the court later amended the order to add 50 additional hours, it imposed all previously ordered conditions.

A trial court commits fundamental error when it finds that a probationer has violated his or her probation based on a term not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lippman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  2. Rowland v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Kelly v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  2. Baretta Maurice Mathis v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2025

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