Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 6, 2017No. CASE NO. 1D15-3137Published

1Opinion of the CourtWolf, J.

Appellant challenges the revocation of his probation. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the State had proven appellant’s violation and in revoking appellant’s probation. However, the record does not reflect a written order of revocation. Pursuant to this court’s holding in Fowler v. State, 79 So.3d 868, 869 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012), “[a] formal, written order of revocation is required even when the record clearly reflects the trial court’s intention to revoke probation and its reasons for doing so.”

Thus, though we affirm the revocation of appellant’s…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  2. Fowler v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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