Morales v. State

Full title: Paul Morales, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District

Date published: Oct 1, 2024

No. 5D2023-2968 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Oct. 1, 2024)

Opinion

5D2023-2968

10-01-2024

Paul Morales, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

Matthew J. Metz, Public Defender, and Edward J. Weiss, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Paul Morales, Carrabelle, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Miranda L. Butson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County No. 2023-CF-1336-A . London M. Kite, Judge.

Matthew J. Metz, Public Defender, and Edward J. Weiss, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Paul Morales, Carrabelle, pro se.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Miranda L. Butson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See O'Malley v. State, 378 So.3d 672 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024); Parks v, State, 371 So.3d 392, 393 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (holding that a cost imposed under section 938.27(8), Florida Statutes (2020), is mandatory and recognizing conflict with D.L.J. v. State, 331 So.3d 227, 228 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021)) reh'g denied (Sept. 27, 2023), review granted sub nom. SC2023-1355, 2024 WL 370043 (Fla. Jan. 31, 2024).

EDWARDS, C.J, and Wallis and Boatwright, JJ, concur