Bitner v. State

BUCHANAN, Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Appellant-defendant Terry Bitner (Bit-ner) appeals from his sentence for child molesting, 1 a class C felony, claiming the trial court erred when it imposed fines and costs upon him without conducting an indi-gency hearing, and that the trial court erred when it required him to pay restitution without first determining his ability to pay.

We affirm and remand.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that on June 24, 1988, the trial court accepted Bitner’s guilty plea for the crime of child molesting. On September 23, 1988, the trial court sentenced…