SAWYER v. STATE

No. 90-01857.

570 So.2d 410 (1990)

Tom Franklin SAWYER, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sondra Goldenfarb and Joseph G. Donahey, Jr., Clearwater, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Carol M. Dittmar, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for respondent.


RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

Sawyer seeks a writ of mandamus seeking to require the trial court to certify certain costs incurred in Sawyer's defense of criminal charges which were nol prossed by the state. For the reasons stated below, we grant the petition and issue the writ.

After the state filed a nolle prosequi in two criminal cases against Sawyer, he filed a "Motion for Assessment of Costs." The motion sought an order "directing the Clerk and the County...

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