Piasecki v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
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.…
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- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bourque v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
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