Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
David Eugene Weir, Appellant v. the State of Texas
March 11, 20092009 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 319
Summary
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that court costs are non‑punitive and therefore need not be included in the oral pronouncement of sentence. Accordingly, the appellate court's order deleting the trial court’s court‑cost assessment was reversed, while the remainder of the judgment was affirmed.