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Wenner v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 11, 1992
610 So. 2d 80 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 91-02534.

December 11, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sarasota County, James W. Whatley, J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Cynthia J. Dodge, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Anne Y. Swing, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


Appellant was convicted of attempted murder in the second degree. On appeal, he challenges only the court's order of restitution.

Appellant was sentenced within the guidelines, however, the court made no order of restitution in the sentence. Within thirty days of sentencing, appellant filed a notice of appeal. Subsequent to the filing of the notice, the court held a restitution hearing. Appellant was not present. Restitution was ordered.

Appellant argues that it was error to order restitution because once the notice of appeal was filed, the trial court was divested of jurisdiction to enter the order of restitution. We agree based on Dailey v. State, 575 So.2d 237 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). See also Critton v. State, 604 So.2d 933 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).

Because the original sentence was incomplete since it did not provide for restitution or provide reasons not to impose restitution as required by section 775.089(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1989), the order of restitution is set aside. On remand, the court may modify the sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800. The court must follow the proper procedures of notice and a hearing before restitution may be imposed.

FRANK and BLUE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Wenner v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 11, 1992
610 So. 2d 80 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Wenner v. State

Case Details

Full title:JAMES LEE WENNER, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Dec 11, 1992

Citations

610 So. 2d 80 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

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