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Hill v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Oct 6, 1993
624 So. 2d 417 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

Opinion

No. 92-01971.

October 6, 1993.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Charlotte County; Darryl C. Casanueva, Judge.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and John S. Lynch, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Ann P. Corcoran, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


Hill has appealed from sentences for one count of sale or delivery of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school and another count of possession of cocaine. These sentences were imposed pursuant to a plea agreement. Hill now contests the legality of the probationary portion of the sentence.

In case number 91-576 the court sentenced Hill to 10 1/2 years incarceration plus 2 1/2 years probation. Hill was also sentenced in case number 91-577 to eight years probation, apparently to run concurrent with the sentence in case number 91-576. Because probationary and incarcerative sentences cannot be served simultaneously, Nobles v. State, 605 So.2d 996 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992), we reverse and remand the sentence for correction.

We note also that Hill has contested the trial court's oral pronouncement that he pay certain costs, contending that they were ordered without notice. A defendant must be given notice before costs can be imposed, unless those costs are statutorily mandated. State v. Beasley, 580 So.2d 139 (Fla. 1991); Alfonso v. State, 595 So.2d 583 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992). The costs imposed upon Hill were not a part of the written judgment and sentence and are therefore not binding on him. The same is true of conditions of probations announced in open court. They were never reduced to writing in an order signed by the judge and accordingly have no effect.

DANAHY and PATTERSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hill v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Oct 6, 1993
624 So. 2d 417 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
Case details for

Hill v. State

Case Details

Full title:EDDIE SNYDER HILL, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Oct 6, 1993

Citations

624 So. 2d 417 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

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