Legal Opinion

Reatz v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 7, 1996No. 96-898Published

1Per curiam

Defendant appeals an order revoking his probation and the sentence imposed thereto. He contends the trial court was without jurisdiction to act because the affidavit of probation violation was filed after the probationary period had expired.

The defendant’s probationary period commenced immediately on his release from incarceration. § 948.01, Fla. Stat. (1995). There is nothing in the record that indicates, however, when the defendant was released from incarceration1 and, therefore, no way to ascertain when the probationary period expired.

Because the trial court’s jurisdiction is at issue, see…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Singletary v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  2. State v. HallSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  3. Rodriguez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  4. Weaver v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  5. Eckhart v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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