State v. Shepherd

In this criminal case, defendant appeals the trial court’s judgment, assigning error to the court’s imposition of $624 in court-appointed attorney fees. He asserts that the court erred in imposing attorney fees in the absence of evidence that he is or may be able to pay those fees. See ORS 151.505(3) (“The court may not require a person to pay costs under this section unless the person is or may be able to pay the costs.”); ORS 161.665(4) (“The court may not sentence a defendant to pay costs under this section unless the defendant is or may be able to pay them.”); State v. Pendergrapht, 251…