Legal Opinion

CHEEVES v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 15, 2009No. 1D08-5593Published

1Opinion of the CourtKahn, J.

Chico Cheeves appeals an order revoking his probation. He raises two issues on appeal: 1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in finding Cheeves had willfully, substantially violated a special condition of probation by being terminated from his psycho-sexual therapy treatment pro gram, and 2) whether the trial judge committed fundamental error at the violation of probation (VOP) hearing by departing from the role of neutral fact-finder. We affirm the revocation order.

On the first issue, Cheeves contends that because the probation order did not specify a deadline for him to complete…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. DelvaSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  3. Lawson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  4. Van Wagner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  5. Sparks v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API