Case Name: Cynthia FOUNTAIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-05-13
Citations: 524 So. 2d 739
Docket Number: No. 87-90
Parties: Cynthia FOUNTAIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SMITH, C.J., and BOOTH, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 524
Pages: 739–739

Head Matter:
Cynthia FOUNTAIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-90.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
May 13, 1988.
Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, Phil Patterson, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., William A. Hatch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appel-lee.

Opinion:
NIMMONS, Judge.
The trial court erred by imposing court costs and attorney's fees without determining the defendant's ability to pay. Jenkins v. State, 444 So.2d 947 (Fla.1984); Lawton v. State, 492 So.2d 404 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986); Walker v. State, 458 So.2d 396 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). Accordingly, the imposition of such costs and fees is reversed and the case remanded for a new hearing upon proper notice to determine the appellant's ability to pay.
SMITH, C.J., and BOOTH, J., concur.