Case ID: so2d_367/html/0726-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "LETTS, Judge.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Norman HICKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
    No. 77-546.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
    Feb. 21, 1979.
    Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
    Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John D. Cecilian, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
   LETTS, Judge.

In a violation of probation proceeding the required affidavit setting forth the violation named only one count. Apparently not noticing this clerical oversight, the Judge revoked the probation as to a second count for an identical offense. The Public Defender appeals this latter revocation. We reverse in part.

We are tempted to label this harmless error, but as the State itself admits in its brief:

This fact arguably would not excuse the State for apparently not following a necessary procedure. Certainly, this Court should affirm the sentence as to Count I and ... a vacation of the sentence as to Count II should be done without prejudice so that the State may properly file a new affidavit.

So be it. The sentence as to Count II is hereby set aside without prejudice to the State to properly re-file its affidavit as to Count II.

REVERSED IN PART IN ACCORDANCE HEREWITH.

DOWNEY, C. J., and MOORE, J., concur. 
      
      . Note: the State does not appeal the substance of the revocation proceedings as to probation violation.