Dennis v. State

REVERSED. Karl Anthony Dennis (Dennis) was sentenced to adult probation in November 1990. This order was later modified in March, 1992, to place Dennis in a probation and restitution center, but was entered without providing him with a hearing. A probation order cannot be modified without a hearing, even when jurisdiction is specifically reserved for the purpose of adding a special condition. Russo v. State, 603 So.2d 1353 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992) (citing Clark v. State, 579 So.2d 109 (Fla.1991)). The revocation order under review relies in part on the March 1992 modification order to find…