Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1997

Carter v. State

Carter v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 13, 1997 · Frank, Lazzara, Whatley
694 So. 2d 887; 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 6537; 1997 WL 318042 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Carter v. State

Opinion of the Court

FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.

We affirm Carter’s conviction for possession of cocaine. We must remand, however, for correction of a guidelines scoresheet error. The trial court erroneously refused to delete from the calculations convictions that had occurred more than ten years prior to the instant offense. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.702(B)(A). Furthermore, costs of prosecution in the amount of $27 must be stricken. The record does not reflect that a request was made and documented by the appropriate agency or that the trial court took into consideration Carter’s resources, financial needs, earning ability, and other relevant factors. Jones v. State, 661 So.2d 50 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).

Remanded for correction of scoresheet; costs of prosecution stricken.

LAZZARA and WHATLEY, JJ., concur.

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