Weinstein v. Palm Beach County

Petitioner, Barry Weinstein, seeks relief from an order awarding him approximately fifty percent of the attorney’s fees he requested for his representation of an insolvent criminal defendant. We note first that a petition for certiorari is the appropriate method for seeking review of an order awarding counsel fees to a court appointed attorney in a criminal case. Beers v. Palm Beach County, 415 So.2d 846 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982).

Although the order under review makes reference to the fixed hourly rate for court-appointed counsel in the circuit, it does not include the court’s finding regarding the…