Legal Opinion

Phelps v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 1, 1998No. 96-02027PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CASANUEVA, Judge.

In this appeal pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), we find no error in the court’s decision to violate the defendant’s probation and to sentence him for kidnapping to a term of twenty-five years plus credit for time served. We do find, however, .an irregularity in the imposition of the public defender lien. Athough the court informed the defendant that he was imposing a $500 public defender lien, which he had the right to challenge, the written judgment does not reflect the statutory authority for the lien. See Williams v. State, 661 So.2d 1243 (Fla. 2d DCA…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Reyes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. Boughman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Schwartz v. Geico General Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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