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Wilcox v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jan 6, 1987
500 So. 2d 697 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

Opinion

No. BJ-284.

January 6, 1987.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Clay County, Lamar Winegeart, Jr., J.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender and Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and John M. Koenig, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


Ronald Wilcox appeals his convictions and sentences for armed kidnapping and two sexual batteries with use of a deadly weapon. We affirm the convictions. However, the consecutive sentences are reversed for failure to give written reasons for departure. Rease v. State, 493 So.2d 454 (Fla. 1986). The imposition of court costs under section 27.3455, Florida Statutes (1985) without first determining appellant's indigency status is also reversed in light of this court's decision in Slaughter v. State, 493 So.2d 1109 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986).

The case is REVERSED and REMANDED for resentencing.

ERVIN and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Wilcox v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jan 6, 1987
500 So. 2d 697 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)
Case details for

Wilcox v. State

Case Details

Full title:RONALD WILCOX, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jan 6, 1987

Citations

500 So. 2d 697 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

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