Delifus v. State

May 21, 1987
No. 86-1625
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Upchurch
UPCHURCH, Chief Judge.

We affirm the judgment of guilt and the order withholding imposition of sentence ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‍and placing defendant on probation. However, we reverse the condition of probation which imposed costs.

The state must provide adequate notice of assessment of costs to a defendant with full opportunity ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‍to object to the costs and any enforcement may occur only after a judicial finding that an indigent defendant has the ability to pay. See Jenkins v. State, 444 So.2d 947 (Fla.1984); Williams v. ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‍State, 492 So.2d 784 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986); Fletcher v. State, 491 So.2d 354 (Fla. 5th *754DCA 1986); Brooks v. State, 490 So.2d 173 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). Since the record does not show that the defendant was ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‍given notice and opportunity to object, the imposition of the costs was improper. Accordingly, the costs should be stricken without prejudice to the state to tax them in accordance with ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‍the procedure outlined in Jenkins.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part and REMANDED.

DAUKSCH and ORFINGER, JJ., concur.