Turkaly v. State

Mar 5, 1993
92-683
Reporters:
,
Before:
W. Sharp, Griffin, Cowart (per curiam)

PER CURIAM.

In the order placing the defendant on probation in case number 91-1190, we strike special condition number fourteen in the order imposing a $100 “State Attorney‘s ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍Fee“. A “State Attorney‘s Fee” is not “investigative costs incurred by law enforcement agencies” which is authorized by section 939.01(1), Florida Statutes, as a cost of prosecution, but is an award of attorney‘s ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍fees for which there is no statutory or rule authorization. Smith v. State, 606 So.2d 501 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992); Smith v. State, 606 So.2d 427 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); see also Smith v. State, 614 So.2d 525, n. ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍3 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993).

AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED.

W. SHARP and GRIFFIN, JJ. and COWART, Judge, Retired, concur.