State v. Watson

Anthony Watson was found guilty of third-degree sexual abuse. As part of his sentence, he was ordered to pay the clerk of court restitution for court costs. These *95costs included transportation expenses of $400 incurred by the Johnson County Sheriff in extraditing Watson from Illinois.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the taxation of these extradition costs as restitution was authorized by statute. As Watson is challenging the court’s authority to impose this component of his sentence, our review is for errors of law. State v. Taylor, 506 N.W.2d 767, 768 (Iowa 1993) (“[T]he question is not…