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Cowan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 24, 1988
527 So. 2d 305 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Summary

remanding for modification of probationary condition to require appellant to "actively seek gainful employment upon release from prison"

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Opinion

No. 87-660.

June 24, 1988.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County; John T. Parnham, Judge.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Phil Patterson, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Bradford L. Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


This case is remanded to the trial court for modification of the condition of probation requiring appellant, "if not employed within 60 days of release from prison to enroll in and complete Restitution Center" to read: "actively seek gainful employment upon release from prison." Unless the State stipulates that appellant's offenses did not cause damage or loss to the victim, the trial court shall also determine the amount of restitution which appellant will be required to pay as a condition of his probation, in accordance with the requirements of Fresneda v. State, 347 So.2d 1021 (Fla. 1977).

THOMPSON and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cowan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 24, 1988
527 So. 2d 305 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

remanding for modification of probationary condition to require appellant to "actively seek gainful employment upon release from prison"

Summary of this case from Vezina v. State
Case details for

Cowan v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM RANDALL COWAN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jun 24, 1988

Citations

527 So. 2d 305 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

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