Ragatz v. State

POLEN, Judge.

David Ragatz pled guilty to grand theft of boat parts. He was placed on three years probation and ordered to pay restitution. Ragatz appeals the trial court’s determination of the amount of $7,267.49 as restitution, as well as the trial court’s decision to have the probation officer determine his ability to pay the restitution. We affirm and write only to clarify that under normal circumstances it is error for the trial court to delegate to probation its responsibility to determine the defendant’s ability to pay. See Strickland v. State, 610 So.2d 705 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992) (trial…