Trina Turner v. State of Florida

Appellant, Trina Turner, appeals a final order revoking her probation and the sentence imposed after the trial court found she had violated, the terms of her proba tion when she tested positive for cocaine. Appellant argues that the trial court’s revocation was based exclusively on hearsay evidence, namely a laboratory report confirming the presence of cocaine and the probation officer’s testimony regarding the results of an in-office drug test that he personally conducted. Holding that the probation officer’s testimony constitutes corroborating non-hearsay evidence, we affirm.

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