Case Name: John Dexter MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-08-02
Citations: 528 So. 2d 1295
Docket Number: No. 87-1245
Parties: John Dexter MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SMITH, C.J., and WIGGINTON, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 528
Pages: 1295–1295

Head Matter:
John Dexter MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-1245.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 2, 1988.
Michael Allen, Public Defender, Terry P. Lewis, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., John M. Koenig, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appel-lee.

Opinion:
WENTWORTH, Judge.
Appellant challenges the imposition of court costs after his criminal conviction. The record does not indicate that appellant was provided notice or an opportunity to be heard on the issue of his ability to pay costs. The state concedes that a remand is required by the supreme court decisions in Harriel v. State, 520 So.2d 271 (Fla.1988), and Mays v. State, 519 So.2d 618 (Fla. 1988). See also Jenkins v. State, 444 So.2d 947 (Fla.1984). We agree, and vacate the assessment of costs and remand with directions that appellant be afforded notice and an opportunity to be heard prior to the imposition of costs.
SMITH, C.J., and WIGGINTON, J., concur.