In re Foster Attorney Fees

Appellant, Mitchell T. Foster, appeals as of right the order of the trial court denying his petition *374for appellate attorney fees in addition to those sums that the trial court had already approved for Foster’s appellate representation of defendant, David George Boudrie, Sr. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Following defendant’s plea-based conviction for unlawful imprisonment, MCL 750.349b, Foster was appointed by the trial court to be defendant’s appellate attorney. Foster visited with defendant, reviewed the record, and filed a delayed application…