CopyCited 5 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1998 WL 821734
...has been adjudged insolvent by the circuit judge or the judge of the county court, ... the costs allowed by law shall be paid by the county in which the crime was committed, upon presentation to the county commissioners of a certified copy of the judgment of the court against the county for such costs. Further, section 27.0061, Florida Statutes (1997), states: Upon demand of the state attorney, or the presiding judge in any criminal case, or the defendant within the time allowed for taking an appeal in a criminal case, the court reporter shall furnish with...
...In our view, the most reasonable interpretation of section 939.15 is that in criminal cases pending before the District Court on an indigent defendant's timely appeal or collateral *855 motion, costs shall be paid by the County. "Costs" include transcripts pursuant to section
27.0061 and Byrd,
378 So.2d at 1232....
...1998), involved the question of whether the County was required to pay appellate filing fees on behalf of indigent defendants; the Court found that it did not, as there was no statutory basis for such a duty. In the instant case, however, transcripts are expressly identified as "costs" by section 27.0061, and "costs" for indigent defendants must be paid by the County pursuant to section 939.15....
CopyCited 3 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2010 WL 1507010
...However, this sentence does not specify against whom (or what entity) these fees are to be taxed. As correctly observed by W.Z., the term "taxed as costs in the case," does not, by itself, lay responsibility for payment on the child and/or his parents. For example, section 27.0061, Florida Statutes (2000), [2] *53 provides that the cost of the transcript for a criminal proceeding from which an appeal is taken is to be "taxed as costs in the case." Yet, it is well-established that the costs for such transcripts are to be borne by the government and not by an indigent appellant....
...and GRIFFIN, J., concur. NOTES [1] W.Z. also challenges the trial court's requirement that payment of fees and costs to the clerk of court be by money order or cashier's check. Having failed to raise this argument below, this issue has not been preserved for review. [2] § 27.0061 Transcripts in criminal cases. Upon the demand of the state attorney, or the presiding judge in any criminal case, or the defendant within the time allowed for taking an appeal and for the purpose of taking an appeal in a criminal case,...
CopyCited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5048
...However, this sentence does not specify against whom (or what entity) these fees are to be taxed. As correctly observed by W.Z., the term “taxed as costs in the case,” does not, by itself, lay responsibility for payment on the child and/or his parents. For example, section 27.0061, Florida Statutes (2000), 2 *53 provides that the cost of the transcript for a criminal proceeding from which an appeal is taken is to be “taxed as costs in the case.” Yet, it is well-established that the costs for such transcripts are to be borne by the government and not by an indigent appellant....
...and GRIFFIN, J., concur. . W.Z. also challenges the trial court’s requirement that payment of fees and costs to the clerk of court be by money order or cashier’s check. Having failed to raise this argument below, this issue has not been preserved for review. . § 27.0061 Transcripts in criminal cases.— *53 Upon the demand of the state attorney, or the presiding judge in any criminal case, or the defendant within the time allowed for taking an appeal and for the purpose of taking an appeal in a criminal c...
