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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT January Term 2011 ARTHUR L. SIMS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-3274 [March 23, 2011] PER CURIAM. Appellant, Arthur Sims, argues that his trial counsel was ineffective in two respects and that the trial court erred in imposing a public defender fee without advising Sims of his right to contest the amount. We affirm Sims?s conviction in this direct appeal because his arguments that his counsel was ineffective are not apparent on the face of the record. See Aversano v. State, 966 So. 2d 493, 494-95 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). We do, however, strike the public defender fee and remand for a hearing for Sims to contest the amount of the public defender fee. See Johnson v...continue to full post

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