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Abel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 14, 1980
383 So. 2d 325 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

Opinion

No. 79-794.

May 14, 1980.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, John S. Andrews, J.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, David A. Davis, Asst. Public Defender, and Richard A. McKinley, Legal Intern, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


The court revoked appellant's probation based on violations of four conditions of his probation, i.e., failure to file monthly reports with his probation supervisor, failure to pay $10.00 per month toward his supervision costs, changing his residence without his supervisor's consent, and failure to work diligently at a lawful occupation and support his dependents to the best of his ability. The court had adjudicated appellant insolvent six weeks prior to his revocation hearing as well as one year before, just prior to his trial on the offense underlying the probation. At the revocation hearing, the state presented no evidence bearing on appellant's ability to pay, nor did the court make a specific finding of ability.

Accordingly, the finding of violation of the condition requiring appellant to contribute $10.00 per month toward the costs of his supervision is stricken from the order of revocation. Coxon v. State, 365 So.2d 1067 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979). The order, judgment, and sentence are affirmed in all other respects.

GRIMES, C.J., and HOBSON and SCHEB, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Abel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 14, 1980
383 So. 2d 325 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)
Case details for

Abel v. State

Case Details

Full title:DON CHARLES ABEL, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: May 14, 1980

Citations

383 So. 2d 325 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

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