Supreme Court allows state to recover litigation costs from defendant when prosecutor seeks increased penalty.

The Supreme Court ruled that the state is entitled to recover litigation costs from the defendant when the prosecutor successfully seeks an increased penalty. The lower courts had initially ordered the prosecutor to pay the defendant's appeal costs, but the prosecutor argued these should be reversed upon obtaining a harsher sentence. The court decided that since the prosecutor's request for a heavier penalty was granted, the state must bear the costs of the appeal proceedings.