State v. Nelson
This text of 27 So. 3d 758 (State v. Nelson) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District Court of Appeal of Florida primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The State of Florida petitions for a writ of certiorari to quash an order taxing costs against the State Attorney’s Office as a sanction for a discovery violation in a criminal prosecution. The trial court does not have inherent authority to assess costs against the State Attorney’s Office in criminal cases. State v. Shelton, 584 So.2d 1118 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991); State v. Harwood, 488 So.2d 901 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). Accordingly, we grant certiorari, and quash the trial court order assessing costs against the State Attorney’s Office in this cause.
Petition granted; order quashed.
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