Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 24, 1997No. 96-02190PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATTERSON, Judge.

Eddie Thompson challenges the sentence imposed upon him following revocation of his probation. Although appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), he suggests that the trial court erred in imposing a lien upon Thompson for costs of extradition. We strike the lien and affirm Thompson’s sentence in all other respects.

The cost of extradition is a cost of prosecution. See Skillman v. State, 696 So.2d 1341 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997). Costs of prosecution must be expressly requested by a specific agency with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Reyes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Skillman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  2. Bass v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  3. Tesner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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