Burke v. State

OPINION

G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.

Christopher Daniel Burke was convicted of evading arrest with a motor vehicle based on his guilty plea and was sentenced to fifteen months in state jail. On appeal, he challenges the trial court’s assessment of attorneys’ fees. He complains that the evidence was factually insufficient to support the assessment and that the trial court erred by failing to announce in his presence the precise amount of attorneys’ fees assessed. We modify the judgment and affirm.

The trial court appointed an attorney for Burke under a statute relating to representation of indigent…