Legal Opinion

Dees v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 7, 1997No. 96-1202Published

1Opinion of the Court

WARNER, Judge.

We reverse appellant’s sentences of 29.85 months in prison followed by five years of probation for the third degree felonies of which he was convicted, as the sentences imposed exceed the statutory five year maximum for those crimes. See §§ 775.082(3)(d), 812.014(2)(c), Fla. Stat. (1995). We remand for resentencing on those crimes for a sentence not to exceed the statutory maximum.

We also reverse the imposition of a $4,200 public defender fee against the appellant. Appellant was indigent, and private counsel was appointed to represent him. When counsel was appointed, the court…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. RoweSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. McDonald v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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