Guerra v. State

Appellant was charged with two offenses arising out of a single criminal action. The first offense was assault on a family member and the second offense was violation of a protective order. After a jury convicted appellant of both offenses in a consolidated proceeding, the trial court entered two judgments and two bills of costs. The issue in this appeal concerns the separate bills of costs.

The bills of costs reflect that the following fees were assessed in both the assault case and the protective-order case, for a sum of $284:

• Sheriff's Jury Fee ($5)

• Commitments ($5)

• Release ($5)

• Arrest…