State of Florida v. Walford Folkes

Defendant admitted violating conditions of his community control in three separate cases. Rather than revoke community control and sentence defendant to prison, the trial court elected to continue community control but modify the conditions. The State has appealed the disposition, insisting the- statutes governing a “violent felony-offender óf special concern” do not allow continuation of defendant’s community control -absent certain factual findings which were not made here. We are compelled to dismiss the instant appeal.

“ ‘The State’s right to appeal in a criminal case must be ‘expressly…