HOLTON v. STATE

No. 74-1267.

311 So.2d 711 (1975)

Robert Lee HOLTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pollack, Tunkey, Robbins, Roth & Weiner, Miami, for appellant.

Richard E. Gerstein, State's Atty., and John Lipinski, Asst. State's Atty., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., NATHAN, J., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.


PER CURIAM.

The sole issue in this case is whether a pretrial bail bond premium is a taxable cost where criminal charges against the defendant have been dismissed. On April 16, 1974, the trial court dismissed the criminal charges against the defendant, Robert Lee Holton, because the speedy trial period had run. On July 5, 1974, Holton filed a motion to tax costs listing inter alia $1,000 as the premium on his $10,000 pretrial surety bond. The trial court denied such...

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