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Bozeman v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Sep 1, 1989
548 So. 2d 281 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

No. 88-2682.

September 1, 1989.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County; Warren H. Edwards, Judge.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, Nancy L. Showalter, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., A.E. (Ned) Pooser, IV, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


Appellant, Donald Richard Bozeman, appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal and its imposition of $1,775 in court costs. We affirm the first point, finding that the evidence presented by the State was susceptible of only one inference, which was clearly inconsistent with appellant's hypothesis of innocence. State v. Law (Fla. 1989), opinion filed July 27, 1989 [14 F.L.W. 387]; Fowler v. State, 492 So.2d 1344 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986). We reverse the imposition of costs, however, as the State concedes that appellant was not given notice and an opportunity to object. Jenkins v. State, 444 So.2d 947 (Fla. 1984).

Accordingly, the judgment and sentence are hereby affirmed, and the cost provision of the sentence is stricken without prejudice to the State's seeking reassessment upon proper notice to the appellant.

BOOTH and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Bozeman v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Sep 1, 1989
548 So. 2d 281 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

Bozeman v. State

Case Details

Full title:DONALD RICHARD BOZEMAN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Sep 1, 1989

Citations

548 So. 2d 281 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)