S.J.H. v. State

Full title: S.J.H., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Aug 19, 2005

909 So. 2d 411 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

Opinion

No. 5D04-1648.

August 19, 2005.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County, Carven D. Angel, Judge.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Marvin F. Clegg, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca Roark Wall, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm this case based on V.K.E. v. State, 902 So.2d 343 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). As in that case, we certify the following question to the Florida Supreme Court.

DOES A TRIAL JUDGE HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE ON JUVENILES IN A JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROCEEDING, THE MANDATORY SURCHARGES SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 938.08 AND 930.085?

AFFIRMED; Question CERTIFIED.

SHARP, W., GRIFFIN and PALMER, JJ., concur.