The 4th District Court of Appeal on Wednesday quashed a Broward circuit judge’s decision to pay a criminal defense attorney $13.33 an hour for two extended cases he took to trial.
Circuit Judge Matthew Destry awarded attorney fees of $20,000 for 1,500 billable hours, or about one-sixth of the standard set in state law. He said his decision resulted from concerns that the cash-strapped state did not have the money.
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