STATE v. RICHEY

No. SC 97604, No. SC 97630.

569 S.W.3d 420 (2019)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. George RICHEY, Appellant. and State of Missouri, Respondent, v. John B. Wright, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued March 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

In SC97604, Richey was represented by Matthew Mueller of the public defender's office in Kansas City, (816) 889-7699.

The state was represented by Joshua P. Jones of Collins & Jones PC in Osceola, (417) 646-2245.

The St. Clair County prosecutor, Daniel B. Dysart , in Osceola, (417) 646-2512.


The issue to be decided in these two cases is whether a jail board bill may be taxed as "court costs" in criminal cases. In both cases, the circuit courts overruled motions to retax costs after each movant had his board bill taxed as costs against him by the circuit court. Because no statutory authority exists to treat jail...

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