ALEXIS v. STATE

No. 4D15-2201.

211 So.3d 81 (2017)

Geraldo ALEXIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 18, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Ellen Griffin , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Nancy Jack , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Geraldo Alexis appeals the portion of his sentence imposing a public defender fee of $500. Because the trial court failed to require proof of the amount of the fees imposed, we reverse and avail ourselves of this opportunity to set forth the relevant statutory authority and case law concerning this oft-repeated area of misconception...

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