Opinion ID: 1149229
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Heading Rank: 8

Heading: whether the trial court committed reversible error in denying a portion of the fees and expenses for defense counsel.

Text: ¶ 92. Duplantis' attorney complains that $3,000.00 of his out of pocket expenditures were not paid by the court. He cites Wilson v. State, 574 So.2d 1338 (Miss. 1990) for the proposition that he was additionally entitled to another $25.00 per hour. Duplantis' attorney has overlooked a crucial point. An appeal of the order of attorney's fees and expenses is properly filed in a civil action, not in the direct appeal of the defendant's conviction. In fact, Wilson itself is a companion case filed as a civil action. Accordingly, this assignment is not properly before us at this time.