Case Name: Thomas WING-MILIKEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2013-01-30
Citations: 111 So. 3d 189
Docket Number: No. 3D11-1696
Parties: Thomas WING-MILIKEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SHEPHERD, CORTIÑAS and FERNANDEZ, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 111
Pages: 189–190

Head Matter:
Thomas WING-MILIKEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D11-1696.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jan. 30, 2013.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Marti Rothenberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Lunar Claire Alvey, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SHEPHERD, CORTIÑAS and FERNANDEZ, JJ.

Opinion:
CORTINAS, J.
We reverse the trial court's modification of the defendant's sentence following a violation of furlough proceeding, during which the defendant was not afforded an opportunity to explain his failure to appear. On remand, the trial court must allow the defendant an opportunity to explain why he failed to appear. See Fulton v. State, 66 So.3d 950, 951 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011).
Reversed and remanded.