Bedford v. State

The appellant appeals his revocation of probation and resulting ten year prison sentence. We find no merit in the appellant’s claim that the trial court was without jurisdiction to revoke probation and thus affirm as to the revocation.

On revocation of probation, the trial court in sentencing the appellant departed upward more than one cell based on the appellant’s having had multiple violations of probation. Subsequently, the Florida Supreme Court held that multiple violations of probation are not a proper reason for a guidelines departure. Williams v. State, 594 So.2d 284 (Fla.1992).…