Priest v. State

Full title: Mark PRIEST, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Oct 8, 2008

993 So. 2d 1114 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Opinion

No. 4D07-4059.

October 8, 2008.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; F. Shields McManus, Judge; L.T. Case No. 472004CA000112A.

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Ian Seldin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Sue-Ellen Kenny, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the assessment of costs and fees against appellant in proceedings brought by the state against appellant under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (Jimmy Ryce Act). There is no statutory authorization for assessment of such costs and fees. See Chapman v. State, 974 So.2d 625 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008).

TAYLOR, HAZOURI and MAY, JJ., concur.