Legal Opinion

Fernandez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 13, 2005No. 2D04-1809Published

1Opinion of the Court

SCHEB, JOHN M„ Senior Judge.

In this appeal filed pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), William Fernandez appeals his judgment and sentence for grand theft. We find merit only in appellate counsel’s argument that the trial court improperly imposed a $150 cost for the court improvement fund under section 939.18, Florida Statutes (2003), as part of Fernandez’s sentence without considering *354his financial ability to pay. We affirm Fernandez’s judgment and sentence in all other respects without discussion.

“Section 939.18(l)(b) allows the trial court to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Patterson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Strickland v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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