State v. Knox

Karpinski, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, William Knox, appeals from the judgment of the trial court which imposed a suspended sentence of eighteen months’ incarceration, in addition to a fine of $1,500, after defendant pled guilty to one count of drug abuse. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred by (1) failing to inquire whether defendant was indigent before imposing a mandatory fine and (2) threatening to impose jail time as opposed to the monetary fine. These arguments are without merit, and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. The relevant facts follow.

On July 28,…