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Curry v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Sep 27, 1978
362 So. 2d 36 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

No. 77-1933.

July 18, 1978. Rehearing Denied September 27, 1978.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Richard S. Fuller, J.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Beth C. Weitzner, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Stephen L. Bolotin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before PEARSON, HENDRY and NATHAN, JJ.


The appellant, Valerie Denise Curry, was placed on probation for eighteen months. After the expiration of her probation, an amended affidavit charged her with failing to file a monthly report, moving without securing the permission of her probation officer, and with the commission of a new crime. This new crime was alleged to have occurred after the expiration of her probation. Following the hearing on the petition to revoke probation, the trial court modified the probation as follows:

"IT, THEREFORE, IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the probation of the aforesaid defendant ought to be modified, and it is hereby modified in accordance with Section 948.03, Florida Statutes, in the following manner: That the aforesaid's probation be extended so that the normal termination date be four from the original date of probation; that the aforesaid be sentenced to eighteen (18) months in State Prison as a special condition of probation; that the aforesaid pay the medical expenses of the victim, Elijah McCray, 315 S.W. 6th Terrace, Homestead, Florida."

The person to whom the probationer was required to pay medical expenses was the alleged victim of the criminal offense charged, which occurred after the expiration of her period of probation. It should be noted that nothing in this opinion affects the right of the State to bring her to trial on this charge.

It is apparent that the order modifying probation was illegally entered, based upon evidence of alleged violations after the expiration of the probation. See the rule in O'Steen v. State, 261 So.2d 208 (Fla. 1st DCA 1972). See also Section 948.06(1), Florida Statutes (1977).

In view of the fact that appellant has now served a portion of the sentence that was made a condition of the order modifying probation which must now be reversed, accordingly, we reverse the order without direction for retrial and we hereby direct the discharge of the appellant. In view of the circumstances of this case, the time for petition for rehearing is limited to three days.

Reversed with directions to discharge the appellant.


Summaries of

Curry v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Sep 27, 1978
362 So. 2d 36 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Curry v. State

Case Details

Full title:VALERIE DENISE CURRY, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Sep 27, 1978

Citations

362 So. 2d 36 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

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