Short v. State

ALTENBERND, Judge.

The defendant, John M. Short, appeals an order which certifies certain costs and declines to certify other costs to Pasco County as taxable costs incurred by him during a criminal prosecution in which he was acquitted. The circuit court entered the order on June 14, 1990, after a hearing at which both the state and Pasco County were represented. We affirm.

At the hearing, the circuit court made five rulings which are the subject of this appeal. First, it ruled that the attorneys’ fees incurred by the defendant are not taxable costs as a matter of law and need not be certified…