Legal Opinion

Maxwell v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 14, 1986No. 86-634PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORFINGER, Judge.

The defendant appeals from the summary denial of a motion to correct an illegal sentence. Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.850. Specifically, defendant contends that because he was declared indigent by the trial court, he should not have been assessed $200 in court costs, but instead, should have been permitted to perform community service in lieu of such costs. See § 27.3455(1), Fla. Stat. (1985). The record before us does not demonstrate that defendant is not entitled to the relief he claims. On the contrary, the record before us appears to support defendant’s contention that he is indigent…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  2. Haynes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Outar v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  2. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  3. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  4. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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