Sep. 25, 2019
Indigent defendants’ court fees left in question by conflicting rulings
In what could be a huge blow to indigent defendants, a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel rejected a ruling by another division of the same court which allowed poor people to avoid operational court fees and fines if a court determined they were unable to pay them.
In what could be a huge blow to indigent defendants, a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel rejected a ruling by another division of the same court which allowed poor people to avoid operational court fees and fines if a court determined they were unable to pay them.
While the opinion handed down Tuesday is not the first to reject the fee waiver, Tuesday’s opinion comes as a stark contrast to recent appellate opinions which upheld it...
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