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- Title: Robert Makemson v. Martin County
- Author : Supreme Court of Florida
- Release Date : January 17, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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In Martin County v. Makemson, 464 So.2d 1281 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), the Fourth District quashed the trial courts order declaring unconstitutional section 925.036, Florida Statutes (1981), and allowing petitioners to be compensated for their representation of an indigent criminal defendant in amounts exceeding the statutory maximum fees. The district court, while upholding the statutes validity, noted that "an absolute fee cap works an inequity in some cases," 464 So.2d at 1283, and certified to this Court four questions as being of great public importance. We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution, and find the fee maximums unconstitutional when applied to cases involving extraordinary circumstances and unusual representation.