OPINION
Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
¶ 1 At issue is whether the appellate court properly remanded the cause for notice and a hearing on the defendant's ability to pay a public defender fee when the circuit clerk, on its own, improperly imposed the fee. We hold that the fee should have been vacated outright.
¶ 2 BACKGROUND
¶ 3 Defendant, Elias Gutierrez, was convicted of predatory criminal...
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