Case Name: Eddie Bernard STILLINGS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-11-17
Citations: 685 So. 2d 852
Docket Number: No. 94-02862
Parties: Eddie Bernard STILLINGS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, A.C.J., and CAMPBELL and FRANK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 685
Pages: 852–853

Head Matter:
Eddie Bernard STILLINGS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-02862.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Nov. 17, 1995.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and John T. Kilcrease, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ron Napolitano, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967) appeal, appellant raises three issues for consideration. We find no merit in the first two issues and affirm appellant's judgment and sentence for possession and delivery of cocaine. We do, however, find merit in appellant's argument that the imposition of $2.00 in discretionary costs was improper.
Appellant was assessed $2.00 pursuant to section 943.25(13), Florida Statutes (1993), without notice and an' opportunity to be heard. This court has held that a discretionary cost must be orally pronounced at sentencing so that a defendant is aware of the statutory basis for the cost and has the opportunity to object. Reyes v. State, 655 So.2d 111 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995); Watson v. State, 647 So.2d 245 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994). Since this was not done in the present case, we hereby strike those $2.00 in costs.
RYDER, A.C.J., and CAMPBELL and FRANK, JJ., concur.