J. R. M.-T. v. State of Florida

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 6D2024-1559 Lower Tribunal No. 23CJ002039XX _____________________________

J.R.M.-T.,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County. William D. Sites, Judge.

November 3, 2025

NARDELLA, J.

The Appellant, a juvenile, appeals the trial court’s revocation of his probation.

We affirm the trial court’s decision revoking Appellant’s probation because there was

competent, substantial evidence to support the trial court’s oral findings that Appellant

willfully violated two substantial conditions of his probation. However, as the State

concedes, despite Appellant’s timely motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Juvenile

Procedure 8.135(b)(2), the trial court failed to enter an order identifying the conditions Appellant violated. N.J.P. v. State, 331 So. 3d 157, 160 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021); Badgers

v. State, 267 So. 3d 512, 513 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019); T.M. v. State, 233 So. 3d 1275 (Fla.

3d DCA 2017); Brinson v. State, 866 So. 2d 1268, 1269 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004);

Brundage v. State, 593 So. 2d 1227 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992). Therefore, we remand this

case for the trial court to enter a written order of revocation of probation specifying

the conditions Appellant violated.

AFFIRMED in part; REMANDED for Written Order of Revocation of

Probation.

WOZNIAK and SMITH, JJ., concur.

Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Richard P. Albertine, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Analise V. Walker, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED