Case Name: Arthur James WILLIAMS, a/k/a James Edward Smith, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1985-09-05
Citations: 475 So. 2d 272
Docket Number: No. 85-221
Parties: Arthur James WILLIAMS, a/k/a James Edward Smith, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DOWNEY and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 475
Pages: 272–273

Head Matter:
Arthur James WILLIAMS, a/k/a James Edward Smith, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 85-221.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 5, 1985.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Margaret Good, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Noel A. Pelella, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the order revoking probation and remand this matter to the trial court for reconsideration because we find that only one ground for revocation is sustainable on appeal, that of failure to file monthly reports. The violations added after the term of probation had ended cannot be prosecuted. Clark v. State, 402 So.2d 43 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981). The violations concerning defaults in payment of costs fail because of lack of proof of ability to pay.
While the failure to file monthly reports may be a proper basis, of itself, to revoke probation, such a violation is a technical one and, depending on the circumstances surrounding such violation, may cause a trial court to decide that probation should be revoked and incarceration or some other alternative besides probation utilized. See Davis v. State, 474 So.2d 1246 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985).
DOWNEY and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.
LETTS, J., specially concurs with opinion.