State v. Ayers

The opinion of the court was delivered by Beier, J.:

*664 **162 This case involves Board of Indigents' Defense Services (BIDS) fees imposed on defendant Curtis R. Ayers and his sentences for capital murder and other felonies.

The district court judge assessed BIDS fees against Ayers after his conviction, but the district court did not follow proper procedure in assessing the fees. Ayers now challenges this procedural defect and further asserts that it was unreasonable for the district judge to order most of his sentences to be served consecutively. As detailed below, the district judge erred by…