Lori Ann Gardner v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledDecember 23, 2020
Docket2D19-1161
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING
MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
OF FLORIDA
SECOND DISTRICT
LORI ANN GARDNER, )
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Appellant, )
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v. ) Case No. 2D19-1161
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STATE OF FLORIDA, )
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Appellee. )
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Opinion filed December 23, 2020.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Charlotte
County; Donald H. Mason, Judge.
Howard L. Dimmig, II, Public Defender,
and Richard P. Albertine, Jr., Assistant
Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General,
Tallahassee, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
In this Anders1 appeal, we affirm Lori Ann Gardner's convictions and
sentences but remand for the trial court to correct the sentencing documents. See In re
1Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).
Anders Briefs, 581 So. 2d 149, 152 (Fla. 1991); Haddock v. State, 255 So. 3d 994, 994
(Fla. 2d DCA 2018). Gardner filed a motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal
Procedure 3.800(b)(2) to correct the sentencing errors raised in the Anders briefโ
improper imposition of costs. The trial court failed to rule upon the motion within the
sixty days allotted by the rule, and the motion is therefore deemed to have been denied.
See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.800(b)(2)(B). Gardner's sentences included costs of $201,
pursuant to section 938.08, Florida Statutes (2019), and $151, pursuant to section
938.085. However, Gardner was not convicted of or sentenced for an offense listed in
those statutes. On remand, these costs must be stricken from Gardner's sentences and
the corresponding civil judgment. See Ingalls v. State, 45 Fla. L. Weekly D2344 (Fla.
4th DCA Oct. 14, 2020); Ayos v. State, 275 So. 3d 178, 182 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019); Gay
v. State, 94 So. 3d 676, 676 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).
Affirmed; remanded with instructions.
KHOUZAM, C.J., and NORTHCUTT and BLACK, JJ., Concur.
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