Volusia County v. Carrin

GRIFFIN, Judge.

Volusia County [the “County”] has appealed an order taxing costs in favor of appellee after his acquittal of criminal charges and ordering the County to pay these costs.1 The costs taxed in this case include expert witness fees and associated expert expenses, video deposition transcripts, travel, copies of documents obtained from the state attorney and service of subpoenas by private process servers. Because we agree with the state that the costs awarded were not authorized by statute, we reverse.

It appears this ease is controlled by Board of County Commissioners v. Sawyer, 620…