Robin Eustache v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC16-1712 ____________ ROBIN EUSTACHE, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [July 12, 2018] LAWSON, J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Eustache v. State,

199 So. 3d 484

(Fla. 4th DCA 2016), which certified the following question to be of great public importance: WHERE A DEFENDANT IS INITIALLY SENTENCED TO PROBATION OR COMMUNITY CONTROL AS A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER, AND THE TRIAL COURT LATER REVOKES SUPERVISION FOR A SUBSTANTIVE VIOLATION AND IMPOSES A SENTENCE ABOVE THE YOUTHFUL…