Legal Opinion

Tilebein v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 12, 2000No. 2D98-4680Published

1Opinion of the Court

BLUE, Judge.

Richard L. Tilebein appeals the revocation of probation for his failure to report and a new law violation based on his driving without a valid license. Based on the evidence before the trial court, we see no abuse of discretion and affirm.

The evidence showed and the trial court found that Mr. Tilebein failed to report in June. A single failure to report, standing alone, may not warrant revocation of probation. See Sanders v. State, 675 So.2d 665 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996). The evidence also showed that Mr. Tilebein was stopped while driving without a valid driver’s license. This…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sanders v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Ontiveros v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Baker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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