THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT,
v.
FRED DOUGLAS THOMPSON AND DAVID BELANGER, APPELLEES
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT,
FRED DOUGLAS THOMPSON AND DAVID BELANGER, APPELLEES
542 So. 2d 1049
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1989)
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
The defendant was convicted and sentenced for a violation of Section 893.-135(l)(d)(3), Florida Statutes (1983). At the time of sentencing the trial court did not impose the mandatory fine of $250,000.00. The state appeals and contends that it was error. We agree on the authority of Rosa v. State, 508 So. 2d 546, 548 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987), rev. denied, 515 So. 2d 230 (Fla.1987). See also Sastre v. State, 487 So. 2d 1137 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986).
The matter is returned to the trial court' for the purpose of imposing the mandatory fine as an additional penalty.
Cases With Similar Vibessemantic neighbors from the corpus
Citator
Authorities Cited
- Sastre v. State, 487 So. 2d 1137 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986)
- Kippings v. State, 508 So. 2d 546 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987)
- Serafin Joseph Rosa, Jr. v. State, 508 So. 2d 546 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987)