Legal Opinion

Piasecki v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 21, 1998No. 96-02095PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DANAHY, Judge.

Appellate counsel has submitted an An-ders1 brief, calling this court’s attention to three possible issues. We find merit in the third issue.

The third issue is that the trial court erred in imposing a public defender’s lien. The State concedes the error.

Accordmgly, we reverse the assessment of a public defender’s hen in this case. The trial court failed to advise the appellant of the statutory authority for its imposition, § 27.56, Fla. Stat. (1995), and the trial court failed to advise the appellant of his right to contest the amount of the fees. See § 27.56(7), Fla. Stat.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Bourque v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Riser v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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