Case Name: Foulke v. The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Arapahoe
Court: Colorado Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Colorado
Decision Date: 1897-01
Citations: 9 Colo. App. 201
Docket Number: 
Parties: Foulke v. The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Arapahoe.
Judges: 
Reporter: Colorado Court of Appeals Reports
Volume: 9
Pages: 201–202

Head Matter:
Foulke v. The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Arapahoe.
County’s Liability bob Costs in Criminal Cases.
A county is not liable for the costs of a defendant in a criminal case, unless the requisite statutory steps to charge it have been taken.
Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County.
Mr. O. A. Erdman, for appellant.
Messrs. Goudy & Twitchell, for appellee.

Opinion:
Thomson, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The question in this case is whether Arapahoe county is liable for the costs incurred by the appellant, as defendant in a habeas corpus proceeding, the facts concerning which will be found in Foulke v. The People, 4 Colo. App. 519. By stipulation the only questions submitted to us are, first, whether the habeas corpus case was a criminal case within the meaning of section 699 of Mills' Annotated Statutes, relating to costs in criminal cases; and, second, whether these costs are chargeable against the county. It is unnecessary to decide whether the proceeding was civil or criminal in its nature. If it was a civil case, of course the costs are not payable by the county. If it was a criminal case, as the appellant was defendant, and the requisite statutory steps were not taken to make his expenses a charge against the county, the county is not liable for them. Fremont County v. Wilson, 3 Colo. App. 492; Boykin v. People, 23 Colo. 183.
Let the judgment be affirmed.
Affirmed.