S-17-0835, State of Nebraska v. Victor Jensen (Appellant)
District Court for Burt County, Hon. John E. Samson
Attorneys: Victor Jensen, pro se;
Douglas J. Peterson, Attorney General, and Kimberly A Klein, Assistant Attorney General
Criminal: Payment of Probation Fees and Court Costs
Proceedings below: County court denied Victor Jensen’s requests to have expert witness fees and probation fees paid by the county and to waive certain fines and court costs. District court affirmed county court’s order on appeal.
Issues: Whether Jensen needed to show he was indigent on the date he requested payment and waiver rather than relying on findings earlier in these proceedings; whether Jensen was indigent on the relevant date; whether there was sufficient evidence to require the county to pay Jensen’s probation fees pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2262.06(4); and whether there was sufficient evidence to require the court to waive court costs pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2302.