Bellamy v. State

WALLACE, Judge.

Kevin Bellamy appeals the judgment and sentence imposed after the trial court revoked his probation. We reverse because the trial court admitted into evidence a videotape not disclosed to Bellamy until shortly before the revocation hearing without first conducting a hearing as required by Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla.1971).

Bellamy’s probation officer filed an affidavit of violation of probation based on Bellamy’s arrest for committing a petit theft at a Sears department store. Victor Rabelo, a security officer employed by Sears, was the State’s only witness to the…