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David BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Appellant was placed on probation for possession of PVP, a controlled substance commonly known as flakka. The trial court revoked appellant's probation after finding that he had willfully violated three conditions: a drug treatment condition and two payment conditions. Only the drug treatment violation was proven at the hearing, while the two payment conditions were not discussed at all. Appellant raises arguments on appeal regarding all three conditions. We find his argument as to the drug treatment violation without merit and affirm.
However, we remand because the trial court's revocation order improperly refers to the unproven payment condition violations. Because the trial court's revocation of probation is supported by evidence of one violation—the violation of the drug treatment condition—and it is “clear that the trial court would have revoked based solely on” that violation, we affirm. See Haygood v. State, 687 So.2d 318, 319 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). However, the revocation order should reflect only the violations actually proven, so we remand for the trial court to strike reference to the unproven violations of the payment conditions. See Matos v. State, 956 So.2d 1240, 1240 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007).
Affirmed and remanded with instructions.
Per Curiam.
Damoorgian, Levine and Kuntz, JJ., concur.
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Docket No: No. 4D17–2033
Decided: July 11, 2018
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
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