Nash v. State, 552 So. 2d 1195

DANIEL, Chief Judge.

James W. Nash appeals from the judgment and sentence entered following a jury’s verdict of ‍​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‍guilty on four counts of lewd assault upon a child1 and one count of *1196sexual battery.2 We find merit only in his assertion that the trial court erred in ordering him to pay costs without ‍​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‍affording him prior notice or a hearing concerning his ability to pay such costs.

The record indicates that the trial court ordered Nash to pay approximately $225 in costs. This was done without giving ‍​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‍him prior notice or a hearing concerning his ability to pay such costs. The state concedes this was error. See Harriel v. State, 520 So.2d 271 (Fla.1988); Mays v. State, 519 So.2d 618 (Fla.1988). Accordingly, the order of costs ‍​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‍is quashed and this matter remanded to the trial court for reimposition of costs after proper notice and hearing. Camp v. State, 536 So.2d 369 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988); Morgan v. State, 527 So.2d 968 (Fla. 5th DCA ‍​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‍1988).

Judgment and sentence AFFIRMED; costs QUASHED; REMANDED.

COBB and GOSHORN, JJ., concur.

Notes

. § 800.04, Fla.Stat. (1987).

. § 794.011(2), Fla.Stat. (1987).

Case Details

Case Name: Nash v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Nov 30, 1989

Citations: 552 So. 2d 1195; 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2755; 1989 WL 143450; 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 6689; No. 89-151

Docket Number: No. 89-151

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.