Case Name: Gary FULTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-05-05
Citations: 871 So. 2d 1037
Docket Number: No. 4D02-4357
Parties: Gary FULTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: FARMER, C.J., GUNTHER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 871
Pages: 1037–1037

Head Matter:
Gary FULTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D02-4357.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 5, 2004.
Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and August A. Bonavita, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Gary Fulton, appeals from the trial court's order revoking his probation for failure to pay restitution. He argues that his failure to pay was not willful or substantial. We agree.
"In order to support a revocation of probation, the State has the burden of proving by the greater weight of the evidence that the probationer's violation was both substantial and willful." Anderson v. State, 711 So.2d 106, 108 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998).
Based upon the record on appeal, we find that the State failed to meet this burden of showing that appellant's violation was both willful and substantial. We, therefore, reverse and remand for the reinstatement of appellant's probation.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
FARMER, C.J., GUNTHER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.