State v. Michelle Gable

¶1 Michelle Coller Gable (Gable) appeals from the Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, judgment ordering her to pay the $36,920 cost of her appointed Public Defender. We affirm.

¶2 Gable presents the following issues for review:

1. Did the District Court fail to question Gable regarding her ability to pay the costs of appointed counsel ?

2. Did the District Court fail to determine that Gable had or would have the ability to pay the costs of appointed counsel?

3. Was Gable’s constitutional right to a jury trial undermined by requiring her to pay costs of appointed counsel?