Sassnett v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Sassnett v. State, 760 So. 2d 149 (Fla. 2000)
25 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 483; 2000 Fla. LEXIS 1226; 2000 WL 766519
Anstead, Harding, Lewis, Pariente, Quince, Shaw, Wells
Sassnett v. State
Opinion of the Court
We have for review a decision of the First District Court of Appeal certifying the following question to be one of great public importance:
DOES THE FAILURE OF THE TRIAL COURT TO ORALLY PRONOUNCE EACH STATUTORILY AUTHORIZED COST INDIVIDUALLY AT THE TIME OF SENTENCING CONSTITUTE FUNDAMENTAL ERROR?
Sassnett v. State, 724 So.2d 174 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed in our opinion in Maddox v. State, 760 So.2d 89 (Fla. 2000), we answer the certified question in the negative. We approve the decision below and find that the unpreserved sentencing errors asserted in this case do not constitute fundamental error.
It is so ordered.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Donnie Keith SASSNETT v. STATE of Florida
- Status
- Published