Legal Opinion
Hillsborough County v. Martinez
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 21, 1986No. 85-1055PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
483 So.2d 540 (1986)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Appellant,
v.
Rose MARTINEZ, Appellee.
No. 85-1055.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
February 21, 1986.
Eric A. Schultz, Tampa, for appellant.
C. Thomas Davidson and Leonard R. Poe of Lawson, McWhirter, Grandoff & Reeves, Tampa, for appellee.
SCHOONOVER, Judge.
Appellant, Hillsborough County, Florida, seeks review of an order awarding attorney's fees in a criminal case to appellee, Rose Martinez. We reverse.
Martinez retained private counsel after being charged with the commission of a felony. The state nolprossed the charge and Martinez was…
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