BONA v. STATE

Nos. 4D10-797, 4D10-798.

75 So.3d 1286 (2011)

James BONA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Haddad of Fred Haddad, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Mitchell A. Egber , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GERBER, J.

The defendant appeals his judgment and sentence for violating his probation. We affirm the judgment without discussion. However, we reverse the sentence. Although the sentence was legally permissible, the circuit court erred in failing to renew the offer of counsel before sentencing. See Capitaine v. State, 58 So.3d 438, 439 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011) ("Sentencing is a critical stage of a criminal proceeding, and a trial...

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