Iowa最高法院裁定, 即便在认罪协议之后, 如果指控被驳回, 被告也不欠费用。 Iowa Supreme Court rules defendants don’t owe fees if charges are dismissed, even after plea agreements.

Iowa最高法院裁定5-2,在刑事指控被驳回时,法院不能以法院指定的辩护费或法院费用起诉被告,即使他们同意作为认罪协议的一部分支付费用。 The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that courts cannot charge defendants for court-appointed defense fees or court costs when criminal charges are dismissed, even if they agreed to pay as part of a plea deal. 在Ronald Pagliai一案中,这项裁决发现,没有任何州法律授权在驳回的案件中支付这种费用,取消费用命令,将案件发回重审。 The decision, in the case of Ronald Pagliai, found no state law authorizes such fees in dismissed cases, voiding the cost orders and sending the case back for reconsideration. 这项裁决不追溯适用,使数千名有未偿债务的爱荷华人无法解决被撤销的案件。 The ruling does not apply retroactively, leaving thousands of Iowans with outstanding debt from dismissed cases unresolved.