Dade County v. Baker

Dade County brings this petition for writ of certiorari to review an order of the respondent judge ordering Dade County to pay to the attorney for one Albert Thomas, a respondent herein, the money that Thomas had expended for a bail bond premium while he was a criminal defendant in the circuit court upon a charge that was ultimately dismissed due to the state’s failure to produce a witness for deposition.

Respondents urge that such payments should be refundable pursuant to Article I, Section 19, of the Florida Constitution, and Sections 939.06 and 939.07, Florida Statutes (1975). This court…