Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Fees
(Court opinion corrected 3/25/16.) Court erred in imposing public-defender fee of $250 after assistant public defender withdrew, as the exchange between assistant PD and court did not satisfy hearing requirement of Section 113-3.1(a) of Code of Criminal Procedure. A hearing, for the purpose of that Section, requires an inquiry, however slight, into issue of Defendant's ability to pay the PD fee.(JORGENSEN and BIRKETT, concurring.)