Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2015

Pease v. State

Pease v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 1, 2015 · Benton, Ray, Wolf
163 So. 3d 743; 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 6470; 2015 WL 1958989 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Pease v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

James Pease appeals an order revoking his probation, which was based on the trial court’s oral pronouncement that he violated probation in part by having contact with the victim or the victim’s family during the period of supervision. Violation of this condition of probation was not charged in the State’s affidavit. It is fundamental error and a deprivation of Appellant’s due process rights to base a revocation of probation on an uncharged violation of a condition of that probation. Smith v. State, 738 So.2d 433, 435 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). Because it is not clear whether the trial court would have revoked Appellant’s probation based solely on the charged and proven violation relating to contact with a minor, we reverse the order and remand for further proceedings. Richardson v. State, 694 So.2d 147, 147 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).

REVERSED and REMANDED.

WOLF, BENTON, and RAY, JJ., concur.

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