Opinion
No. 20A04–1604–CR–918.
11-30-2016
Sammie L. BINION, Appellant–Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee–Plaintiff.
Peter D. Todd, Elkhart, IN, Attorney for Appellant. Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General of Indiana, Matthew B. Mackenzie, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.
Peter D. Todd, Elkhart, IN, Attorney for Appellant.
Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General of Indiana, Matthew B. Mackenzie, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.
MEMORANDUM DECISION
NAJAM, Judge.
Statement of the Case
[1] Sammie Binion appeals his sentence following his conviction for theft, as a Class D felony. Binion presents a single issue for our review, namely, whether the trial court erred when it imposed a fee for collecting a DNA sample from him. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
[2] On March 2, 2016, Binion pleaded guilty to theft, as a Class D felony. On March 30, the trial court sentenced Binion to 545 days executed in the Indiana Department of Correction. In its sentencing statement, the trial court ordered Binion "to submit to a DNA sample at his own expense." Tr. at 23. This appeal ensued.
Discussion and Decision
[3] Binion acknowledges that, under Indiana Code Section 10–13–6–10 (2016), he is required to provide a DNA sample. Binion also acknowledges that, under Indiana Code Section 33–37–5–26.2, he was required to pay a $2 fee for the collection of that DNA sample. But Binion contends that the trial court imposed an additional fee for the collection of the DNA sample for "an indeterminate amount of money[.]" Appellant's Br. at 5. And Binion maintains that "[n]othing in the code authorizes the court to impose" that alleged additional fee. Id.
[4] Binion does not direct us to anything in the record showing that he was required to pay more than $2 for the DNA sample collection. The only reference to a DNA collection fee in the record is the trial court's statement at sentencing that Binion was "to submit to a DNA sample at his own expense." Tr. at 23. As the State points out, there is no evidence to suggest that, with that statement, the trial court meant anything other than the statutory $2 collection fee. Accordingly, Binion has not shown any error.
[5] Affirmed.
BAILEY, J, and MAY, J., concur.