London v. State

Rather than challenge the constitutionality of the trial court’s imposition of court costs through a hearing pursuant to Article 103.008 or a separate civil lawsuit, Appellant sought to raise, on direct appeal, an as-applied challenge to two provisions in Article 102.011 that impose mandatory court costs upon conviction. The court of appeals, relying upon our decision in Curry v. State, held that Appellant failed to preserve error on this claim. We granted review to determine whether Appellant could raise his as-applied challenge for the first time on appeal, and whether a formal bill of…