Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2012

McCarthan v. State

McCarthan v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided July 3, 2012 · Marstiller, Rowe, Swanson
91 So. 3d 268; 2012 WL 2549847; 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10607 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

McCarthan v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal in which the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). We affirm Appellant’s conviction and sentence since no reversible error occurred in this case. However, we strike the one hundred dollar indigent legal assistance lien imposed, since Appellant was not given notice of his right to a hearing to contest the amount of this lien. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.720(d)(1) (“Notice of the accused’s right to a hearing to contest the amount of the lien shall be given at the time of sentence.”); Patterson v. State, 686 So.2d 758, 758 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).

Accordingly, we AFFIRM Appellant’s conviction and sentence, but we REVERSE and REMAND for a hearing to allow Appellant notice and opportunity to contest the amount of the lien before it may be reimposed.

ROWE, MARSTILLER, and SWANSON, JJ., concur.

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