Simpkins v. State

EDWARD F. THREADGILL, 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), Simpkins challenges his resentencing on remand from this court. We have reviewed the record and conclude that the trial court erred in orally adding a new condition of probation to Simpkins’ probationary sentence. The additional condition required Simpkins to pay $411 in court costs. This condition had not previously been imposed.

By requiring Simpkins to pay the $411 in costs as a new condition of probation, the court enhanced Simpkins’ sentence even…