Board of County Commissioners v. Curry

In this petition for writ of certiorari, the county seeks review of an order which awarded respondent an attorney’s fee in excess of the maximum compensation for court-appointed counsel authorized by section 925.036(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1987). After a thorough review of the record and an analysis of the supreme court’s decisions in White v. Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas County, 537 So.2d 1376 (Fla.1989), and Makemson v. Martin County, 491 So.2d 1109 (Fla.1986), we hold that the trial court’s award did not depart from the essential requirements of law.

We write only to reject…