Legal Opinion
Milligan v. Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 8, 1998No. 91533PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Justice.
Appellant Robert F. Milligan, in his capacity as Comptroller of the State of Florida and head of the Department of Banking and Finance, petitioned the circuit court to issue a writ of mandamus directing appellee Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners, through its Chairman, Burt Aaronson, to pay to the Clerk of the Fourth District Court of Appeal past-due appellate filing fees it owed on behalf of indigent criminal defendants. Appellant argued that under section 939.15, Florida Statutes (1995),1 counties have a mandatory duty to pay appellate filing fees on behalf of indigent…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chappell v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF HEALTH, ETC.Supreme Court of Florida · 1982
3Cited by6 opinions
- Colonel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- Ellspermann v. BatsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
- Gaskin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
- In re Public Defender's Certification of Conflict & Motion to Withdraw Due to Excessive Case Load & Motion for Writ of MandamusDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- Milligan v. COUNTY BD. OF CO. COM'RSSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
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