Board of County Commissioners of Collier County v. Hayes

The Board of County Commissioners of Collier County filed this petition for writ of certiroari asking this court to quash an order of the respondent circuit judge awarding attorney’s fees of $14,000. The award consisted of $7,000 to each of the two attorney respondents for their joint representation of two indigent defendants under section 925.035, Florida Statutes (1983). We grant the petition, reverse the awards and remand.

The trial court had appointed respondent Monaco to represent three co-defendants in a first degree murder case after the public defender had withdrawn by reason of…