Leroy Spatcher v. State of Florida

The trial court revoked Leroy Spatcher’s probation and sentenced him to prison. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court had jurisdiction to do that. That issue turns on when Spatcher’s probation ended, which turns on what actually happened six years ago in Spatcher’s original, convoluted sentencing proceeding. Although Spatcher offers a colorable interpretation of that proceeding, we disagree with his ultimate conclusion. Spatcher was still on probation when he violated, so the trial court had jurisdiction to revoke. We affirm.

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In 2011, Spatcher faced charges in two separate criminal…