Commonwealth v. Boyer

MacDade, J.,

— The defendant, James Boyer, appeals from the taxation of costs in the above recited case and files the following specifications of the items to which he excepts and the reasons therefor:

“1. The amount allowed to the Heyburn Detective Agency, One hundred thirty-eight dollars and fifty cents ($138.50), and the amount allowed to the chemist, Twenty Dollars ($20.00), these not being proper items chargeable as costs against a defendant who is found ‘Not Guilty’ and the costs placed on him.

“2. There is no law requiring a defendant who is found ‘Not Guilty’ and the costs placed on him…