STATE v. REMETA

No. 89-26.

547 So.2d 181 (1989)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Daniel E. REMETA, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann M. Chittenden, Asst. General Counsel, Dept. of Corrections, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Edward L. Scott, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, Ocala, for respondent.


COWART, Judge.

This case involves the question of whether a trial judge who appoints counsel for an executive clemency proceeding for an indigent sentenced to death may award an attorney fee in excess of the statutory maximum fee of $1,000.

Pursuant to section 925.035(4), Florida Statutes, attorney Edward L. Scott was appointed by a trial court as counsel for an executive clemency proceeding for Daniel Remeta, an indigent convicted of a capital felony and...

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