Question juridique clé
Whether the cost order against the accused after dismissal violated the presumption of innocence
Solution extraite
Yes. The cost order relied on an unproven, criminally relevant accusation and therefore infringed the presumption of innocence.
Motifs extraits
Costs may be imposed after dismissal only for clearly established, civily wrongful conduct; here the lower court equated the alleged violation of the narcotics rules with criminal guilt, which was not proven.