Damonte Bonds v. State

SUBSTITUTE OPINION 1

Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice

Appellant Damonte Bonds raises two court-costs issues in this appeal from his aggravated-robbery conviction. He asserts that (1) he was not provided a bill of court costs as required by Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 103.001 and (2) assessing court costs under Texas Local Government Code section 133.102 is a taking that violates the Texas Constitution and United States Constitution. We affirm.

Background

Appellant pleaded “guilty” to aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and was convicted of that offense. The trial court sentenced…