Stewart v. State

HALL, Judge.

John Stewart appeals those parts of his sentences for various offenses imposing fines totalling $60,000 and costs totaling $1000. He contends that the fines are excessive and that the trial court failed to provide adequate notice of its intention to impose court costs and to cite statutory authority for the costs when it orally imposed them at the sentencing hearing. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

We find no merit in any of the arguments the appellant advances in support of his contention regarding the fines. Trial courts are specifically authorized to impose fines in…