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HELMS v. STATE

No. BL-492.

499 So.2d 46 (1986)

James Robert HELMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and John W. Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

JOANOS, Judge.

Helms appeals from the imposition of costs pursuant to Section 27.3455 Florida Statutes (1985) following his plea of guilty to burglary. We reverse.

Helms contends that he was entitled to an indigency determination by the trial court at the time of sentencing before the court assessed costs. We agree. This court has held that the trial court is required to determine appellant's indigency before assessing...

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