Jones v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtMay, C.J.
The defendant appeals an order revoking his probation. He argues the trial court erred in revoking his probation because the State failed to prove by compe*820tent, substantial evidence that the defendant committed the crime of loitering or prowling, or any other criminal offense, as alleged in the affidavit of violation. We agree and reverse.
The defendant’s probation orders from two prior cases required that he not “violate any law of any city, county, state or the United States.... ” The affidavit filed in support of the violation of probation attested, in part, that the defendant violated…
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