Legal Opinion
Justice Administrative Commission v. Lenamon
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 16, 2009No. 2D09-1685PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Judge.
The Justice Administrative Commission (the JAC) petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to quash a circuit court order awarding interim compensation and costs to Terence M. Lenamon, an attorney appointed to represent the defendant in a prosecution for a capital felony. The JAC challenges the circuit court’s order because it awards compensation for Mr. Len-amon’s services at the rate of $125 per hour instead of $100 per hour. Because the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of law by approving compensation that exceeds the applicable statutory limit of…
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