State v. Basinger

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the clerk of the district court correctly taxed each jointly tried defendant convicted of a simple misdemeanor a jury fee of $100 pursuant to Iowa Code section 625.8(1) (2003) and a court reporter fee of $15 per day pursuant to Iowa Code section 625.8(2). We conclude the clerk correctly taxed the jury and court reporter fee to each nonindigent defendant. However, because of Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.67(9), the clerk incorrectly taxed the court reporter fee to the indigent defendants. Accordingly, we affirm in…