People v. Nelson

{1 This case requires us to decide whether Respondent Shannon Nelson may receive. a refund of costs, fees, and restitution that she paid following a conviction. Nelson's convietion was overturned and she was acquitted after a new trial. We hold that a trial court may not authorize a refund of costs, fees, or restitution following a eriminal trial without statutory authority. Because none of the statutes governing the fines, fees, and restitution empowered the trial court to issue a refund, it could not do so. Exonerated defendants may seek a refund of costs, fees, and restitution, but only…