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STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 94-K-1748.

645 So.2d 1308 (1994)

STATE of Louisiana v. Elden JOHNSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elden Johnson, relator pro se.

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for respondent.

Before BARRY, LOBRANO and WARD, JJ.

BARRY, Judge.

An indigent defendant cannot be subjected to increased imprisonment based on his inability to pay a fine or court costs. State v. Berryhill, 562 So.2d 1105, 1111 (La. App. 4th Cir.1990). A defendant is considered indigent for sentencing purposes if he is found to be indigent at any point in the proceedings, including while on appeal. Id. at 1111-1112. This Court need not consider whether that rule extends...

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