People v. McDowell

Opinion

KINGSLEY, Acting P. J.

—Defendant appeals from an order, purportedly made under subdivision (a) of section 987.8 of the Penal Code, ordering her to pay $7,500 for the services of a deputy public defender in a criminal case. We reverse the order.

Defendant was charged with the murder of Earl Burrell. She pled not guilty but, after several days of trial, she was permitted to withdraw that plea and enter a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The trial court, thereafter, made the order herein attacked.

On this appeal, defendant contends:

“1. The order requiring her…