Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...ubject to Florida's public records law [1] when providing misdemeanor probation services pursuant to its contract with Marion County. The Salvation Army contracted with Marion County to provide the probationary services for misdemeanants pursuant to section 948.15, Florida Statutes....

...identiality afforded to medical and substance abuse records by section 945.10(1), Florida Statutes (1995). The latter issue, however, is not before us at this time. NOTES [1] Ch. 119, Fla. Stat. (1995 & Supp.1996). [2] This section provides in part: 948.15 Misdemeanor probation services._____ (1) Defendants found guilty of misdemeanors who are placed on probation shall be under supervision not to exceed 6 months unless otherwise specified by the court.... (2) A private entity or public entity under the supervision of the board of county commissioners or the court may provide probation services for offenders sentenced by the county court. § 948.15, Fla....

...5th DCA 1997), this court concluded that the factor by factor analysis outlined by Schwab is not necessary when the delegation of governmental responsibility is clear and compelling. In Stanfield, the Salvation Army contracted with Marion County to provide probationary services for misdemeanants pursuant to section 948.15, Florida Statutes....

...Sections 39.054 and 39.053, Florida Statutes (1991) are not as clear as one might wish regarding the maximum outside time limits to which a juvenile can be placed on community control whether he is adjudicated or not. I concur with the majority in this case, relying primarily on section 948.15 [adults can be placed on probation for six months for this type of crime]....

...ory responsibility to a private entity, "it is unnecessary to engage in the factor-by-factor analysis outlined by Schwab. " In Stanfield, the Salvation Army contracted with Marion County to provide probationary services for misdemeanants pursuant to section 948.15, Florida Statutes....

and offender’s explanation of prior offenses); § 948.015 (same PSI contents for non-state-prison sanctions)

it is guilty of a first-degree misdemeanor. Section 948.15(1), Florida Statutes (1991), provides that

rule: The amendment adds subdivision (b). Section 948.015, Florida Statutes, is by its own terms inapplicable

...State, 583 So.2d 323, 328 (Fla.1991)); Lynch v. State, 293 So.2d 44, 45 (Fla.1974) (where reasonable people can differ on the question of intent, the determination of intent is properly left to the jury). Regarding the alleged error in the defendant’s sentence, Section 948.15(1), Florida Statutes (1995), states that a defendant convicted of a second degree misdemeanor may receive up to a six month probationary period....

...econd-degree misdemeanor may either be placed on probation for six months or may be sentenced to a maximum of sixty days in jail.” Sloan v. State, 10 So.3d 686, 687 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009) (relying on Smith v. State, 484 So.2d 581 (Fla.1986)); see also § 948.15(1), Fla. Stat. (2011). However, there appear to be exceptions to these general rules. See, e.g., § 775.0837, Fla. Stat. (2011) (concerning habitual misdemeanor offenders); Collins v. State, 626 So.2d 991, 993 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993) ("Section 948.15(1), Florida Statutes (1991), provides that a defendant found guilty of a misdemeanor shall be subject to supervision for not more than six months, unless otherwise specified by the court, or unless the use of alcohol is a significant factor in the offense (then probation may extend to one year).”)....

majority in this case, relying primarily on section 948.15 [adults can be placed on probation for six

...The written order included additional probation conditions not orally pronounced. Appellant filed a motion to correct the sentencing error and it was denied. This appeal followed.  Appellant’s first claim is that his six-month probationary sentence impermissibly exceeded the maximum lawful sentence. This is incorrect. Section 948.15(1) provides the legal basis for his sentence....