Butler v. State

Dec 4, 1986
No. 86-613
Reporters:
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Before:
Cowart
PER CURIAM.

We affirm defendant’s conviction and sentence except the assessment of ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍$200 costs imposed pursuant to section 27.3455, Florida Statutes, which is vacated because the defendant had earlier been found to be ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍insolvent and the record fails to show that the trial court gave the defendant an opportunity to be heard as to ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍his ability to pay the costs imposed and, alternatively, failed to give the indigent defendant a term of community service ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍in lieu of payment of costs. See Evins v. State, 497 So.2d 1293 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986); Gaffney v. State, 497 So.2d 1292 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).

AFFIRMED ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍in part; REVERSED in part; REMANDED.

ORFINGER, SHARP and COWART, JJ., concur.