Case Name: J.S., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2015-01-02
Citations: 154 So. 3d 464
Docket Number: No. 1D14-2384
Parties: J.S., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WOLF, BENTON, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 154
Pages: 464–465

Head Matter:
J.S., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D14-2384.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jan. 2, 2015.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Archie F. Gardner, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Kristen Bonjour, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
J.S. appeals from a restitution order entered after he pled no contest to trespass and petit theft. Because the trial court conducted the restitution hearing in J.S.'s absence without competent substantial evidence to establish that J.S. had knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to be present at the hearing, the State properly conceded error. We, therefore, reverse and remand for a new restitution hearing. See M.W.G. v. State, 945 So.2d 597 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006).
WOLF, BENTON, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.