Ellspermann v. Batson

WELLS,-Justice.

We have for review a decision certifying the following question to be of great public importance:

IS THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED OBLIGATED TO PAY THE COSTS OF APPELLATE FILING FEES FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS?

Batson v. State, 700 So.2d 1244, 1247 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

The resolution of this question is controlled by our decision in Milligan v. Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, 704 So.2d 1050 (Fla.1998), in which we held that there was no statutory requirement that counties disburse funds to pay…