Eveland v. State

SLEET, Judge.

Darroll Eveland, Jr., appeals the order revoking his community control and.the resulting three-year prison sentence. Because the State relied solely on hearsay evidence to prove the violations and there was no evidence that the violations were willful or substantial, we reverse.

On December 16, 2013, Eveland pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with great bodily harm in exchange for a negotiated sentence of two years’ community control and five years’ probation. The State filed a violation affidavit on April 21, 2015, based on several. “bracelet gone” alerts reported on Eveland’s…