STATE OF FLORIDA

v.

NYKIA DEUDREA THOMPSON

Citator

Cited By

• Lynn v. State, 360 So. 3d 1145 (Fla. 4th DCA 2023)
  …nt’s consent and absent supporting evidence or factual findings, we have reversed and remanded with instructions for the trial court to either reduce the amount “to the statutory minimum or hold a hearing to justify the increase.” Sanchez v. State, 332 So. 3d 1, 3 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (quoting Escobar v. State, 308 So. 3d 174, 176 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020)). Here, the record shows Appellant affirmatively agreed only to pay the costs of investigation and prosecution. Imposition of the $100.00 public defender fee…
• Whitley v. State (Fla. 1st DCA 2023)
  …be imposed by the court when a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, or adjudicated delinquent for, any felony . . . .” The plain language of the statute does not limit the costs to a per case basis. Sanchez v. State, 332 So. 3d 1, 3−4 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020). However, the inquiry does not stop there. We must consult the language of the ordinance to ensure that the county commission did not limit the costs to a per case basis. The relevant Bay County ordinance is worded similar…
• Smart v. State (Fla. 4th DCA 2024)
  …(d)(1). As the defendant argues and the State concedes, “if the trial court imposes a higher public defender fee than the statutory minimum, the court must inform the defendant that he has a right to contest the fee at a hearing.” Taylor v. State, 352 So. 3d 346, 348 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022); see also Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.720(d)(1) (2021) (requiring trial courts to notify defendants, “represented by a public defender or other court appointed counsel,” of “the imposition of [the statutory lien required by] section…