WHITE v. BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS

No. 87-1136.

524 So.2d 428 (1988)

John Thor WHITE, Appellant, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Thor White, pro se.

John E. Schaefer, Asst. Co. Atty., Clearwater, for appellee.


RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant was court-appointed counsel in a first degree murder case. After conclusion of the case, appellant petitioned for attorney's fees. At a hearing on the matter, at which all interested parties were heard, there was no dispute that appellant performed 134 reasonable and necessary hours of high quality representation. The statutory maximum for this type of case is $3,500.00. § 925.036(2)(d), Fla. Stat. (1985). The trial court...

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