Williams v. State

PETERSON, Judge.

Following Robert L. Williams’ plea of no contest to felony petit theft, the trial court assessed a $250 public defender lien at sentencing without notifying him of his right to contest the hen. We recognize that it is fundamental error cognizable on appeal to impose a public defender’s hen without giving adequate notice to the defendant of his right to challenge it and its amount. Bisson v. State, 696 So.2d 504 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997); Rangel v. State, 692 So.2d 277 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997); Gordon v. State, 649 So.2d 326 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995).

We reverse only that portion of the sentence…