State v. Clevenger

State: Ohio

Docket No: 2006-0324

Case Date: 08/22/2007

Plaintiff: State

Defendant: Clevenger

Preview:[Cite as State v. Clevenger, 114 Ohio St.3d 258, 2007-Ohio-4006.]

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. CLEVENGER, APPELLEE. [Cite as State v. Clevenger, 114 Ohio St.3d 258, 2007-Ohio-4006.] Criminal law -- Sentencing -- Authority of trial court to suspend court costs or waive payment of court costs -- Judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part. (No. 2006-0324--Submitted February 13, 2007--Decided August 22, 2007.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Trumbull County, No. 2004-T-0130, 2006-Ohio-128. __________________ SYLLABUS OF THE COURT 1. A trial court may not suspend court costs previously imposed on a criminal defendant absent statutory authority. 2. A trial court may waive the payment of court costs previously imposed on a criminal defendant only upon statutory authority and only if the defendant moves for waiver of costs at the time of sentencing. __________________ CUPP, J. {

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