Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2015

McKenzie v. State

McKenzie v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 8, 2015 · Lewis, Ray, Wetherell
164 So. 3d 127; 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 6933; 2015 WL 2143134 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

McKenzie v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Averitt McKenzie presents a timely claim that he was denied the effective' assistance of counsel on direct appeal. Among his claims, we find merit only in his assertion that appellate counsel was ineffective for failure to challenge the assessment of a $100 “sheriffs office investigative cost” where that cost was not requested, documented, subjected to argument concerning the amount, or orally pronounced. See, e.g., Pruitt v. State, 98 So.3d 231 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012), receded from on other grounds by Spear v. State, *128109 So.3d 232 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013) (en banc). On this basis, we grant the petition, and concluding that a new appeal concerning this limited issue is unnecessary, we remand with directions to strike this assessment.

PETITION GRANTED; REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS.

LEWIS, C.J., WETHERELL and RAY, JJ., concur.

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