Legal Opinion

J.N.B. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 5, 1998No. 96-04463Published

1Opinion of the CourtWhatley, J.

In this appeal brought pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), we have found no error affecting J.N.B.’s adjudications of delinquency and sentences; however, we strike J.N.B.’s attorney fee lien.

The trial court ordered J.N.B. and his parents to pay $250 for the services of his court appointed attorney. However, at his sentencing hearing, J.N.B. was not advised of the imposition of the attorney fee lien or of his right to a hearing to contest the amount of the lien. This was improper. See A.R. v. State, 475 So.2d 308 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985). On remand,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. A.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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