BLASCO v. STATE

No. 91-644.

601 So.2d 1264 (1992)

Lazaro BLASCO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Marc E. Brandes, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before NESBITT, FERGUSON and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The sole claim in this appeal is that the trial court erred in ordering defendant to make restitution as a condition of probation without first establishing the defendant's ability to pay the amount ordered. We affirm the trial court's order.

Section 775.089(6), Florida Statutes (1991) requires that a sentencing judge determine the defendant's ability to pay prior to ordering a defendant to make restitution. However, this safeguard is not available...

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