HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY v. MARTINEZ

No. 85-1055.

483 So.2d 540 (1986)

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Appellant, v. Rose MARTINEZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric A. Schultz, Tampa, for appellant.

C. Thomas Davidson and Leonard R. Poe of Lawson, McWhirter, Grandoff & Reeves, Tampa, for appellee.


SCHOONOVER, Judge.

Appellant, Hillsborough County, Florida, seeks review of an order awarding attorney's fees in a criminal case to appellee, Rose Martinez. We reverse.

Martinez retained private counsel after being charged with the commission of a felony. The state nolprossed the charge and Martinez was discharged. Her attorney filed a motion pursuant to section 939.07, Florida Statutes (1983), seeking payment for legal expenses and costs incurred in defending...

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