SIMS v. STATE

No. 4D09-3274.

82 So.3d 825 (2011)

Arthur L. SIMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 23, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Gary Lee Caldwell , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Diane F. Medley , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Prior report: 2009 WL 6841780.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Arthur Sims, argues that his trial counsel was ineffective in two respects and that the trial court erred in imposing a public defender fee without advising Sims of his right to contest the amount. We affirm Sims's conviction in this direct appeal because his arguments that his counsel was ineffective are not apparent on the face of the record. See Aversano v. State, 966 So.2d 493, 494-95 (Fla. 4th...

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