Johnson v. State

Appellant seeks review of an order adjudicating him guilty, revoking his probation, and sentencing him to a term of incarceration. The trial court found that appellant had failed to perform community service *750but that conclusion was based solely on the hearsay testimony of a probation officer who relied on monthly reports prepared by a community service specialist. A court may not revoke probation based solely on hearsay and the trial court’s conclusion in this regard must be reversed. Beecham v. State, 652 So.2d 1275 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995).

The trial court also, however, found that probation had…