LAWSON v. STATE

No. 5D05-2312.

941 So.2d 485 (2006)

Sammy LAWSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 3, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Tomislav David Golik, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Allison Leigh Morris, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


SAWAYA, J.

This case presents the question whether a trial court abuses its discretion in finding a willful and substantial violation of probation based on the defendant's dismissal from a court-ordered drug rehabilitation or treatment program due to nonattendance, when the sentencing judge did not specify the number of attempts the defendant would have to successfully complete the program and a time period for compliance. Our answer to this question is that the trial...

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