Carla GLADFELTER, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 80508.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 27, 1993.
618 So. 2d 1364
GRIMES, Justice.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Michelle A. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.
GRIMES, Justice.
We review Gladfelter v. State, 604 So.2d 929 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992), because of its conflict with State v. Martin, 577 So.2d 689 (Fla. 1st DCA), review denied, 587 So.2d 1329 (Fla. 1991). We have jurisdiction under
Gladfelter pled guilty to driving while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury and to a violation of probation for grand theft. She was sentenced to three years’ incarceration followed by two years’ probation. As conditions of her probation, she was to obtain fulltime employment within sixty days of her release and to pay restitution. Approximately fifteen months later, after her release from prison, a hearing was held at which she was ordered to pay restitution totalling $5,896.72 to three health-care providers who treated the injured victim.
On appeal, Gladfelter contended that it was error to establish the amount of restitution beyond sixty days after the sentence was imposed. The district court of appeal rejected this contention, reasoning that as long as the requirement to pay restitution was included in the sentence, setting the actual amount of restitution even beyond sixty days was permissible. The court acknowledged conflict with State v. Martin which had held on similar facts that
We agree with the court below. Because restitution was made an original condition of the probation, the court could properly determine the amount of restitution at a later date. We do not construe
We also see no objection to requiring the restitution to be paid to the health-care providers who treated the victim injured by Gladfelter‘s driving.
We disapprove State v. Martin to the extent that it conflicts with this opinion. We approve the decision of the court below.
It is so ordered.
BARKETT, C.J., and OVERTON, McDONALD, SHAW, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur.
