M.M. v. STATE

No. 4D02-2503.

839 So.2d 881 (2003)

M.M., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Patrick B. Burke, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr. Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Claudine M. LaFrance, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAY, J.

The defendant appeals his adjudication of delinquency and commitment to a moderate risk residential program as a result of a violation of probation. He argues that the trial court erred in revoking his probation because the evidence consisted solely of inadmissable hearsay. We agree and reverse.

While hearsay is admissible in a violation of probation hearing, the revocation must be supported by evidence "which would be admissible at a criminal trial...

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