Ohree v. Commonwealth

COLE, Judge.

Tried by the court sitting without a jury, appellant, Carla Jean Ohree, was convicted of two counts of grand larceny by welfare fraud. On appeal, Ohree argues that (1) the Commonwealth’s, recoupment from a convicted defendant of the costs incurred in providing a jury trial unconstitutionally burdens the defendant’s right to a jury trial as provided in the Consti*303tution of the United States, (2) the Commonwealth’s recoupment from an indigent defendant of the costs incurred in providing a jury and court-appointed counsel, without a preliminary finding that the defendant could or…