Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Grady NELSON, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2010-02-10
Citations: 27 So. 3d 758
Docket Number: No. 3D09-3352
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Grady NELSON, Respondent.
Judges: Before GERSTEN, SHEPHERD, and SUAREZ, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 27
Pages: 758–759

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Grady NELSON, Respondent.
No. 3D09-3352.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 10, 2010.
Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney, and Joel D. Rosenblatt, Assistant State Attorney, for petitioner.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender and David S. Markus, Special Assistant Public Defender, for respondent.
Before GERSTEN, SHEPHERD, and SUAREZ, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The State of Florida petitions for a writ of certiorari to quash an order taxing costs against the State Attorney's Office as a sanction for a discovery violation in a criminal prosecution. The trial court does not have inherent authority to assess costs against the State Attorney's Office in criminal cases. State v. Shelton, 584 So.2d 1118 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991); State v. Harwood, 488 So.2d 901 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). Accordingly, we grant certiorari, and quash the trial court order assessing costs against the State Attorney's Office in this cause.
Petition granted; order quashed.