RONTERRIUS TURNER, v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA RONTERRIUS TURNER, Appellant, v. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D11-6605 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed February 28, 2013. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gadsden County. Jonathan E. Sjostrom, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Steven L. Seliger, Nina Moody, and Kathleen Stover, Assistant Public Defenders, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. The appellant s counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). We affirm the appellant s conviction and sentence, but reverse and remand for correction of a statutorily excessive fine. Section 938.05(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2011), mandates a $225 fine for felony convictions. Here, the court imposed a $230 fine. We reverse the imposition of the $230 fine in violation of section 938.05(1)(a) and remand with instructions to reduce the fine to $225 and correct the judgment accordingly. AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED for proceedings consistent with this opinion. ROBERTS, WETHERELL, and MARSTILLER, JJ., CONCUR. 2

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