Legal Opinion
Watts v. Justice Administrative Commission
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 12, 2013No. 2D12-5751PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILBERMAN, Chief Judge.
Richard N. Watts seeks certiorari review of an order awarding him attorney’s fees in an amount less than he requested for his services as court-appointed counsel to a defendant in a criminal case. Watts argues that the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of the law by *432awarding fees without making a finding regarding the number of reasonable hours worked and the corresponding hourly rate. We grant the petition and remand for reconsideration of Watts’ fee motion.
Watts was appointed to represent a defendant charged with second-degree murder with a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- White v. BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS OF PINELLAS CTY.Supreme Court of Florida · 1989
- Sheppard & White, PA v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
- Zelman v. Justice Administrative CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- Kelly v. Justice Administrative CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
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- O'Donnell v. Justice Administrative CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
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