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Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Aug 22, 1979
375 So. 2d 584 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

Opinion

No. 78-2282/NT 4-9.

August 22, 1979.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Seminole County, Robert B. McGregor, J.

David M. Porter, Public Defender, Titusville, and Joan H. Bickerstaff, Asst. Public Defender, Cocoa Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Glenn H. Mitchell, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The order appealed in this case is affirmed except that portion which requires payment of court costs. It is error to require an indigent person to pay court costs. Byrd v. State, 353 So.2d 1228 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978); Cox v. State, 334 So.2d 568 (Fla. 1976). The order is hereby modified to delete the requirement of payment of court costs.

AFFIRMED as modified.

JOHN H. MOORE, II, and JOHN R. BERANEK, Associate Judges, concur.


Summaries of

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Aug 22, 1979
375 So. 2d 584 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

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

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Aug 22, 1979

Citations

375 So. 2d 584 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

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