Case Name: Michael Paul LOWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-02-10
Citations: 649 So. 2d 364
Docket Number: No. 94-1661
Parties: Michael Paul LOWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HARRIS, C.J., and W. SHARP and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 649
Pages: 364–364

Head Matter:
Michael Paul LOWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-1661.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Feb. 10, 1995.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender and Daniel J. Schafer, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. We affirm the judgment and sentence and the imposition of fees and costs as a condition of probation. The fees and costs were authorized by statute or the appellant agreed to pay them. Michael Paul Lowell entered a written plea stating he would pay the fees and costs and he had the ability to pay them. However, we strike the cost award for First Step of Volusia County, Inc. for three reasons. First, Lowell did not expressly agree in his plea agreement to pay First Step, nor did he state he had the ability to do so. Second, the deposit to First Step was also not mentioned at the plea hearing. Finally, we find no legal basis to impose the cost award to First Step. See Tibero v. State, 646 So.2d 213 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).
HARRIS, C.J., and W. SHARP and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.