DANAHY, Acting Chief Judge.
The appellant challenges a public defender's lien and the imposition of costs in his sentence. We affirm the costs assessment. We reverse the public defender's lien.
A trial court may not impose an attorney's fee without first advising the defendant of the statutory authority for its imposition and also advising the defendant of the right to contest the amount of the fee. See § 27.56, Fla. Stat. (1995); Fla. R.Crim....
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