Songer v. Citrus County

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Songer v. Citrus County

462 So. 2d 54, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 72, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16247

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided December 27, 1984·No. No. 83-1430·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

ORFINGER, Judge.

Contrary to appellant’s assertion, there is nothing in sections 27.53, 925.035 or 925.-036, Florida Statutes (1983) which authorizes the imposition of attorney’s fees on a county for the representation of a criminal defendant in post-conviction collateral proceedings. Therefore the trial court was correct when it declined to assess attorney’s fees and expenses against Citrus County for the work done by appellant’s attorney in filing a motion to vacate the imposition of the death penalty and in appealing the denial of that motion. The order denying assessment of fees against Citrus County is therefore

AFFIRMED.

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr. and SHARP, JJ., concur.

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ORFINGER, Judge.

Contrary to appellant’s assertion, there is nothing in sections 27.53, 925.035 or 925.-036, Florida Statutes (1983) which authorizes the imposition of attorney’s fees on a county for the representation of a criminal defendant in post-conviction collateral proceedings. Therefore the trial court was correct when it declined to assess attorney’s fees and expenses against Citrus County for the work done by appellant’s attorney in filing a motion to vacate the imposition of the death penalty and in appealing the denial of that motion. The order denying assessment of fees against Citrus County is therefore

AFFIRMED.

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr. and SHARP, JJ., concur.

Songer v. Citrus County, 462 So. 2d 54, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 72, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16247 (Fla. Ct. App. 1984).

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