TINA SUZANNE WELCH, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
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The court held that the written judgment and sentence must conform to the oral pronouncement regarding costs and fees.
Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced. The written sentencing order included costs and fees not orally pronounced by the trial …
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CAMPBELL, Acting Chief Judge.
Appellant challenges her judgment and life sentence for the first degree murder of her three-year-old child, David Welch. On appeal, appellant raises four issues for our consideration. We find merit in only the fourth issue concerning the imposition of certain costs and affirm her judgment and sentence without discussion.
The transcript reveals that the trial court orally assessed $250 in fines and court costs against appellant and $80 in investigative costs to the Pasco County Sheriffs Office. The written order on “Charges/Costs/ Fees” includes the $80 investigative costs, but requires appellant to pay a total of $255 in costs and fees ($50 to the Crimes Compensation Fund; $3 to the Criminal Justice Trust Fund; $2 to the Criminal Justice Education by Municipalities and Counties; and $200 in court costs). We therefore remand this case so that the amount imposed on the written judgment and sentence comports with the trial court’s oral pronouncement. See Wilcox v. State, 674 So. 2d 191 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996).
The $2 cost is a discretionary cost that was not orally pronounced at sentencing. It is therefore stricken. See Harrison v. State, 698 So. 2d 379 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997). We also strike the $80 in investigative costs since the record is devoid of any request from the Pasco County Sheriffs Office documenting its costs. On remand, the State shall have the opportunity to obtain the appropriate documentation under section 939.01(1), Florida Statutes (1995) (renumbered as section 938.27 and amended, effective July 1, 1997). See Fields v. State, 712 So. 2d 413 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998); Sutton v. State, 635 So. 2d 1032 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994).
Affirmed; remanded with directions.
NORTHCUTT and GREEN, JJ., Concur.
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Waller v. State, 911 So. 2d 226 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005)…d that the $2 cost is discretionary and strike its imposition without disclosing the statute under which the cost was imposed. If these cases involved a $2 cost imposed under section 938.15, they are no longer reliable precedent. See Welch v. State, 724 So. 2d 651 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999); Watson v. State, 718 So. 2d 253 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998); Lazo v. State, 711 So. 2d 1303 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998); Higdon v. State, 709 So. 2d 572 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998); Wyatt v. State, 708 So. 2d 655 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). Likewise, our opinion t…
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- Sutton v. State, 635 So. 2d 1032 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994)
- Wilcox v. State, 674 So. 2d 191 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996)
- Fields v. State, 712 So. 2d 413 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998)
- Harrison v. State, 698 So. 2d 379 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997)