Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 1, 1994No. 92-3650Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHIVERS, Senior Judge.

Appellant challenges the legality of a sentencing provision requiring him to pay $250.00 for participating in the Bay County Work Program. We have recently held that these work program costs are without legal basis. E.g., Dykes v. State, 623 So.2d 827 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Jones v. State, 622 So.2d 1153 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Blanchette v. State, 620 So.2d 258 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Martin v. State, 618 So.2d 737 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993). Accordingly, we strike paragraph (13) of the sentencing order, the provision requiring Appellant to pay $250.00 as additional costs for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  2. Blanchette v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  3. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  4. Dykes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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