Case Name: Gerald Dwayne THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-03-07
Citations: 696 So. 2d 812
Docket Number: No. 95-02215
Parties: Gerald Dwayne THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DANAHY, A.C.J., and CAMPBELL and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 696
Pages: 812–812

Head Matter:
Gerald Dwayne THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 95-02215.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
March 7, 1997.
Ronald N. Toward, Bartow, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Stephen D. Ake, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
For convictions of armed burglary, aggravated assault, and battery, the trial court sentenced the appellant to a guidelines sentence of 43.5 months followed by five years' probation. At the sentencing hearing the trial court also awarded fees for the services of the Public Defender in accordance with section 27.56, Florida Statutes (1993). However, the trial court did not further announce that the appellant had a right to contest the amount of the award. This was a violation of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.720(d)(1). The state concedes the error. We, therefore, affirm the convictions and sentence in all respects except for the attorney's fee award which we reverse without prejudice to reimpose it on remand if proper procedures are followed. Gant v. State, 682 So.2d 1137 (Fla. 2d DCA1996).
DANAHY, A.C.J., and CAMPBELL and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur.