JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 91-1690.

600 So.2d 39 (1992)

Norman K. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Joseph R. Chloupek, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Jacqueline Barakat, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


LETTS, Judge.

Regretfully, we must reverse the assessment of a public defender lien against the defendant. True, he was given notice that the matter would be taken up at the time of sentencing, but, in fact, after searching the record of the sentencing hearing, we find it never was. Accordingly, the defendant was given no opportunity to be heard on this issue and no actual motion to impose the fee was ever filed. See In the Interest of R.B.,

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases