Boyd v. State

STRINGER, Judge.

Maurio Boyd seeks review of a judgment and sentence entered following the revocation of his probation based on a new law violation of battery on a pregnant woman. Boyd’s probation was revoked after a revocation hearing, and he was sentenced to 16.2 months on the original offense of felonious possession of a firearm. Because the revocation is based on hearsay alone, we reverse.

Boyd was sentenced to twenty-four months’ probation after pleading guilty to felonious possession of a firearm on December 11, 2006. On August 31, 2007, an affidavit of violation of probation was filed,…