Osceola County v. Otte

DANIEL, Judge.

Petitioner, Osceola County, seeks certio-rari review of an order requiring the county to pay $5810.17 to a private investigator for services rendered to a defendant.

Respondent, Daniel Otte, was acquitted of first-degree murder. At all times during the prosecution, Otte retained private counsel and made no claim of indigency. After acquittal, Otte moved the trial court to certify as taxable costs payable by the county the fee and expenses of the private investigator. See § 939.06, Fla.Stat. (1987). The trial court refused to certify the investigator’s bill as a taxable cost.…