Legal Opinion
Lamberti v. Mesa
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 10, 2010No. 4D09-1007PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGross, C.J.
Al LambertiAl Lamberti, the Sheriff of Broward County, appeals a final order awarding Lazaro Mesa, a former deputy sheriff, attorney’s fees and costs under section 111.065, Florida Statutes (2006). We reverse because Mesa did not request that the Sheriff provide him with legal representation before he hired his own attorney, thereby failing to comply with a statutory condition precedent.
In December 2006, after the Sheriff brought the case for review to the state attorney’s office, the state charged Deputy Mesa with 5 crimes stemming from a bar fight.1 A jury found Mesa not guilty on all…
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