LANDERS v. STATE

No. PD-1637-12.

402 S.W.3d 252 (2013)

Tristan LANDERS a/k/a Tristan McNiel, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

July 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Alan Bennett , Sheehy, Lovelace, & Mayfield, P.C., Waco, TX, for Appellant.

Stan Schwieger , Attorney at Law, Waco, Lisa C. McMinn , State's Attorney, Austin, TX, for the State.

WOMACK, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, COCHRAN, and ALCALA, JJ., joined.


The issue in this case is whether the appellant may complain for the first time on appeal about the trial court's imposition, sua sponte and after proceedings had adjourned, of costs for the appointed prosecutor pro tem and its investigator. Because the appellant did not have the opportunity to object, we hold that she may make the complaint on appeal. We shall reverse the holding of the Court of Appeals and remand for further proceedings.

The appellant was indicted...

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