District Court of Appeal of Florida

An order denying a husband and wife's motion for criminal attorney's fees and costs pursuant to Florida Statutes section 895.05(7) is affirmed where there is no statutory mandate that would allow them to recover attorney's fees incurred in the defense of a criminal RICO action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/20/2006
• Published 09/20/2006

Judges

• POLEN, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Irene Porter of Hicks & Kneale, P.A., Miami, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jeffrey M. Dikman, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.