CLARK v. STATE (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Fredrick CLARK, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D23-1964

Decided: February 19, 2025

Before SCALES, GORDO and BOKOR, JJ.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Susan S. Lerner, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General and Daniel Colmenares, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Roundtree v. State, 955 So. 2d 1184, 1186 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007) (“For a trial court to revoke probation based on a violation of a condition of probation, the State must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant willfully and substantially violated that condition.”); Smith v. State, 329 So. 3d 256, 257 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021) (holding that on review of an order revoking probation, the appellate court first examines whether competent substantial evidence supports the trial court's finding of a willful and substantial violation).

PER CURIAM.

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