As I wrote previously on this blog (as you can read my post about State v. Joseph, 2010-Ohio-954, here), a trial court that fails to impose court costs at the sentencing hearing errs by imposing them in the sentencing entry. Today the Second District Court of Appeals for Montgomery County reversed the imposition of court costs because the trial judge imposed them in the sentencing entry after failing to inform the defendant about court costs at the sentencing hearing. The matter is remanded so that the defendant can have the opportunity to request a waiver of the court costs.
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