People v. Alexander

Defendant Dan Alexander was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. He was convicted and sentenced to 180 days in county jail and two years of probation. Additionally, the trial court ordered Alexander to pay a fee for the collection of his DNA. The issues on appeal are (1) whether the State proved that Alexander possessed the requisite criminal intent, or mens rea, for sexual exploitation of a child, and (2) whether the trial court possessed the authority to impose a DNA collection fee. We affirm in part and vacate in part.

The evidence at trial indicated that Alexander had…