Case Name: John Everett PETTWAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-06-26
Citations: 686 So. 2d 15
Docket Number: No. 95-01252
Parties: John Everett PETTWAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: FRANK, A.C.J., and ALTENBERND and WHATLEY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 686
Pages: 15–16

Head Matter:
John Everett PETTWAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 95-01252.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 26, 1996.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Assistant Public Defender, Clearwater, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Dale E. Tarpley, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
John Everett Pettway appeals the trial court's order assessing public defender's fees. We agree that the trial court erred in assessing $825 in attorney's fees pursuant to section 27.56(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1993), without giving Mr. Pettway notice or an opportunity to object to the amount of the assessment. Bourque v. State, 595 So.2d 222 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992). Accordingly, on remand, Mr. Pettway shall have thirty days from the date of the mandate to file a written objection to the amount of the fee. If he files an objection, the trial court shall strike the $825 assessment and may impose a new assessment after providing Mr. Pettway notice and a hearing pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.720(d)(1). Bourque, 595 So.2d 222.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
FRANK, A.C.J., and ALTENBERND and WHATLEY, JJ., concur.