Opinion
No. 2D13–4032.
2014-11-5
Anthony Scott MIDDLETON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pasco County; Pat Siracusa, Judge. Howard L. Dimmig, II, Public Defender, and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan D. Dunlevy, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pasco County; Pat Siracusa, Judge.
Howard L. Dimmig, II, Public Defender, and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan D. Dunlevy, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
Anthony Middleton challenges the revocation of the probation he was serving in circuit court case numbers CRC05–00605 and CRC05–00736. The trial court found Middleton to be in violation of his probation for leaving his county of residence without permission, possessing a weapon, and committing new law offenses. We conclude that the trial court did not err in finding that Middleton willfully and substantially violated his probation for leaving the county and committing the new offenses, and we affirm the revocation of his probation on those bases without further comment.
However, the trial court erred in finding Middleton in violation of condition five of his probation for possessing a weapon as that condition prohibited him from possessing a firearm. The State did not allege, and nothing in the record suggests, that Middleton possessed a firearm. As such, we remand for the trial court to strike the finding that Middleton violated condition five of his probation. See Miffin v. State, 19 So.3d 377, 379 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009) (“Because the State met its burden of proof as to the new law violation of grand theft motor vehicle, we affirm the revocation of probation and resulting sentences. However, we remand for the trial court to strike the findings that Miffin violated [c]onditions 1, 3, and 10.” (citation omitted)).
Affirmed but remanded.