Darrell Sanders v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 16, 2026
Docket3D2022-1470
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed July 16, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D22-1470
Lower Tribunal No. F17-626
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Darrell Sanders,
Appellant,
vs.
State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, William
Altfield, Judge.
Rasco Klock, and Joseph P. Klock, Jr., for appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and David Llanes, Assistant
Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SCALES, C.J., and LOBREE and GOODEN, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See D.G. v. State, 315 So. 3d 72, 76 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020)
(โThe trial courtโs finding of a willful and substantial violation of probation term
is reviewed for competent, substantial evidence. The trial courtโs decision to
revoke probation based on such evidence is reviewed for an abuse of
discretion.โ) (citation omitted); Savage v. State, 120 So. 3d 619, 621 (Fla. 2d
DCA 2013) (โ[W]e first assess whether the finding of a willful and substantial
[probation] violation is supported by competent substantial evidence.โ).
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