State v. Hammer

¶1 Floyd Hammer (Floyd) appeals his conviction for Criminal Possession with Intent to Distribute by the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Lake County. Floyd specifically challenges the District Court’s treatment of his pre-trial complaint concerning his trial counsel’s failure to contact a certain witness, the Court’s denial of his motion for a new trial, and the Court’s assessment of fees, costs, and surcharges in the written judgment that were not included in the oral pronouncement of his sentence. We affirm the conviction but we also conclude that it is necessary to remand this case to…