Case Name: Dennis Joe Nathan PEARSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-03-22
Citations: 576 So. 2d 433
Docket Number: No. 90-02412
Parties: Dennis Joe Nathan PEARSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SCHOONOVER, C.J., and RYDER and CAMPBELL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 576
Pages: 433–434

Head Matter:
Dennis Joe Nathan PEARSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-02412.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
March 22, 1991.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Deborah K. Brueckheimer, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the appellant's conviction for arson of an occupied dwelling. We agree with the appellant's contention that the trial court erred in sentencing him under the violent habitual offender statute for an offense which occurred prior to the effective date of that statute. Binstead v. State, 565 So.2d 419 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). Accordingly, we vacate the sentence imposed and remand to the trial court for resentencing. On remand, the trial court may impose an habitual offender sentence, if appropriate under section 775.084(4)(a), Florida Statutes (1987), if the proper findings are made. Smith v. State, 561 So.2d 1281 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990).
Additionally, we find that the appellant waived any objection to the court-assessed lien for attorney's fees, however, we strike the imposed court costs without prejudice to the state to seek reimposition after proper notice and opportunity to be heard.
Reversed and remanded for resentenc-ing.
SCHOONOVER, C.J., and RYDER and CAMPBELL, JJ., concur.