Carr v. Dade County

DEKLE, Justice.

This cause comes to us as a question of great public interest duly certified by the Third District Court of Appeal under Fla. Const, art. V, § 4(2) (1968), F.S.A.

A Criminal Court of Record Judge for Dade County awarded a fee to an attorney whom he had appointed to prosecute two cases which the state attorney could not do because of possible prejudice to defendants. There is no challenge to the propriety of the appointment,1 or to the performance of services rendered by the appointed attorney, who is a petitioner here. The question raised is the authority of the Judge to order…