Steven Sanford v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledAugust 7, 2026
Docket5D2025-3908
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2025-3908
LT Case Nos. 2025-MM-002749-A
2025-MM-006944-A
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STEVEN SANFORD,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the County Court for Marion County.
Lori Cotton, Judge.
Matthew J. Metz, Public Defender, and George D.E. Burden,
Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Stephen R.
Putnam, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for
Appellee.
August 7, 2026
HARRIS, J.
Appellant, Steven Sanford, appeals his judgments and
sentences imposed in two county court cases (a new law violation
and a violation of probation (VOP)) following entry of an open plea
and admission. Sanford did not reserve the right to appeal the
denial of a legally dispositive issue, and he did not move to
withdraw his plea or admission and his sentences are legal.
However, there is no written order revoking probation identifying
the conditions Sanford admitted to violating. โIf a trial court
revokes a defendantโs probation, the court is required to render a
written order noting the specific conditions of probation that were
violated.โ See Patt v. State, 876 So. 2d 1278 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004);
Brinson v. State, 866 So. 2d 1268, 1269 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).
Sanford admitted to violating the four conditions listed in the VOP
affidavit, and the court accepted the admission. Accordingly, we
affirm the judgments and sentences in both cases, but remand the
VOP case (2025-MM-002749-A) for the entry of an order
identifying the conditions of probation Sanford violated. Patt, 876
So. 2d at 1278.
AFFIRMED and REMANDED with instructions.
SOUD, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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