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Bourassa v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 13, 1996
684 So. 2d 869 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

Opinion

Case No. 95-04221.

Opinion filed December 13, 1996.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Susan Sexton, Judge.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, And Frank D. L. Winstead, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Anne E. Sheer, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


Appellant, Glen J. Bourassa, challenges an order revoking his community control and his subsequent sentence. Because the state concedes error on the two issues raised by Bourassa, we reverse.

Bourassa was charged with a violation of community control which the trial court specifically found was not willful. A probation or community control violation, in order to cause revocation, must be willful and substantial. Hightower v. State, 529 So.2d 726 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988). Because of our decision on this issue, the sentencing issue raised by Bourassa is moot. Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions to the trial court to reinstate Bourassa's community control.

Reversed and remanded.

CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and SCHOONOVER and WHATLEY, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

Bourassa v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 13, 1996
684 So. 2d 869 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)
Case details for

Bourassa v. State

Case Details

Full title:GLEN J. BOURASSA, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Dec 13, 1996

Citations

684 So. 2d 869 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

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