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350 So. 2d 1114

Wrich v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 14, 1977

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1977-10-14

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently December 1979

2 state decisions

Relies on 97 So. 2d 631 - State Ex Rel. Ard v. Shelby · 281 So. 2d 64 - Maycock v. State

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Decided 1977-10-14

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PER CURIAM.

¶1Appellant Timothy K. Wrich was placed on probation on October 9, 1972, after having entered a plea of guilty to a charge of burglary. On February 25,1975, his probation supervisor filed an affidavit charging him with violations of conditions (d), (e) and (h) of his probation. Two days later a hearing was held on these violations, and at that hearing the trial court found that appellant had not violated conditions (d), (e) and (h). He did, however, find that appellant was guilty of a violation of another condition, condition (c); whereupon, he revoked appellant’s probation and sentenced him to a term of five years with fifteen days credit for time served.

¶2This court affirmed that order and the Supreme Court of Florida denied appellant’s petition for writ of certiorari. Appellant thereafter filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, claiming that his due process rights had been violated when he was convicted of a probation violation with which he had not been charged. The district court agreed with appellant and determined that the order violated due process.

¶3On September 27,1976, appellant’s probation supervisor filed a new affidavit for violation of probation, this time for violation of the aforementioned condition (c). The trial court found appellant guilty at a hearing held on October 11,1976, and again sentenced him to five years in prison with appropriate credits. This appeal ensued.

¶4Appellant argues that the trial court had no jurisdiction on October 11, 1976 to revoke his probation. We agree.

¶5Appellant’s original three-year term of probation ended on October 9,1975. That date remained effective despite the federal court findings. It was not until almost a year later, September 27, 1976, that the second affidavit of violation was filed. This was fatally untimely since it is well settled that an affidavit alleging a *1115violation of probation must be filed before the expiration of the probation. Maycock v. State, 281 So.2d 64 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973); State ex rel. Ard v. Shelby, 97 So.2d 631 (Fla. 1st DCA 1957).

¶6The other points raised on this appeal now become moot.

¶7In view whereof, the order appealed from should be, and it is hereby, reversed; and the cause is remanded with directions that appellant be forever discharged of the burglary charges herein.

McNULTY, Acting C. J., and GRIMES and OTT, JJ., concur.
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