Douglas v. State

William Douglas appeals the summary denial of his timely motion for postconviction relief. Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850. On September 30, 2003, Douglas entered a plea to dealing in stolen property and was placed on probation for a term of three years. On November 26, 2003, the State filed an affidavit alleging that Douglas violated probation by committing a new offense — an October 20, 2003 armed robbery of a cellular-phone store — and by failing to file required monthly reports.

At the January 31, 2005, violation of probation (VOP) hearing, the state presented testimony from a detective who…