Swift v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 17, 1994

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1994-06-17

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently May 2007

3 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“It appears that, in part, the lower court's cost assessments and public defender's lien were imposed without following proper procedure or without adequate factual or legal basis shown in the record. Accordingly, we affirm the conviction but are forced to vacate the sentence and remand to the lower court to properly assess costs and fees.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 956 So. 2d 557 - RR v. State

Relies on Anders v. California

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1994-06-17

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PER CURIAM.

¶1This is an Anders1appeal. It appears that, in part, the lower court’s cost assessments and public defender’s lien were imposed without following proper procedure or without adequate factual or legal basis shown in the record. Accordingly, we affirm the conviction but are forced to vacate the sentence and remand to the lower court to properly assess costs and fees.

¶2REMANDED.

GRIFFIN, DIAMANTIS and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.

¶3. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).