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567 So. 2d 55

Docket No. 89-02341.

Smith v. State

David Paul SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 28, 1990.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1990-09-28

Cited by 13 later decisions — most recently September 1993

13 state decisions

Relies on 557 So. 2d 899 - Caracciolo v. State · 544 So. 2d 1004 - Wood v. State · 564 So. 2d 1169 - Barber v. State

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Decided 1990-09-28

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¶1James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Andrea Norgard, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

¶2Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Carol M. Dittmar, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

¶3PER CURIAM.

¶4David Paul Smith challenges the trial court's use of the amended habitual offender statute to enhance his sentence for aggravated assault. We affirm Smith's conviction and sentence, but strike the imposition of costs.

¶5*56 The amended habitual offender statute contained in section 775.084, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1988), does not violate the due process and equal protection clauses of the United States and Florida Constitutions. See Arnold v. State, 566 So.2d 37 (Fla.2d DCA 1990); Barber v. State, 564 So.2d 1169 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990); Roberts v. State, 559 So.2d 289 (Fla.2d DCA 1990); King v. State, 557 So.2d 899 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990).

¶6Costs were imposed on Smith without giving him notice and an opportunity to be heard. Accordingly, we affirm Smith's conviction and sentence, but strike the assessment of costs, without prejudice to the state to seek reassessment after proper notice and hearing. Wood v. State, 544 So.2d 1004 (Fla. 1989).

¶7RYDER, A.C.J., HALL and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.

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