Legal Opinion

Garcia-Medina v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 18, 2013No. 2D12-665PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

VILLANTI, Judge.

Suliany Ivette Gareia-Medina appeals the revocation of her probation and the resulting adjudication of guilt and prison sentence, contending that her probation expired before the violation affidavit was filed and that therefore the trial court was without jurisdiction to revoke her probation. Because the record bears out this contention, we must vacate the order of modification and the resulting revocation order, adjudication of guilt, and sentence.

On July 23, 2009, Gareia-Medina pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree grand theft. The trial court withheld adjudication and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Larson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  4. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Ex Parte WindsorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State of Florida v. Walford FolkesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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