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586 So. 2d 337

586 So.2d 337

16 Fla.L.WeeklySupp. 672

State v. Headings

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 10, 1991

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1991-10-10

Relies on State v. Beasley · 579 So. 2d 730 - Haven Federal Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Kirian · Headings v. State

Decided 1991-10-10

McDONALD, Justice.

¶1Pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution, we accepted jurisdiction of Headings v. State, 568 So.2d 533 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990), in which the district court certified the question of whether the inability of a criminal defendant to pay costs is a defense to the assessment of costs against that defendant. In State v. Vamper, 579 So.2d 730 (Fla.1991), and State v. Beasley, 580 So.2d 139 (Fla.1991), we held that costs may be assessed without a determination as to the defendant’s ability to pay. We accordingly quash that part of the opinion under review which denies *338the assessment of costs and remand for reconsideration in light of Vamper and Beasley. We do not disturb any other portion of the decision under review.

¶2It is so ordered.

SHAW, C.J., and OVERTON, BARRETT, GRIMES, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur.
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