E.J. v. STATE

No. 3D07-2877.

1 So.3d 251 (2008)

E.J., Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Gwendolyn Powell Braswell, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Heidi Milan Caballero, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SHEPHERD and SALTER, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.


PER CURIAM.

E.J., a juvenile, appeals an order imposing restitution following his plea of guilty to first-degree misdemeanor battery. Because of the absence of proof regarding E.J.'s present or future ability to pay the restitution, we reverse.

At the restitution hearing, the State presented medical bills in excess of $20,000. There was no evidence establishing the juvenile's present or future ability to pay that amount. The court found the juvenile did not...

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