OSCEOLA COUNTY v. OTTE

No. 88-707.

530 So.2d 478 (1988)

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Etc., Petitioner, v. Daniel T. OTTE, the State of Florida, and the Hon, James S. Byrd, Circuit Judge, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal D. Bowen, Kissimmee, for petitioner.

Jack T. Edmund, Ft. Meade, for respondents.


DANIEL, Judge.

Petitioner, Osceola County, seeks certiorari 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...

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