Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cost allocation against an acquitted accused violated the presumption of innocence and was arbitrary.
Decisione estratta
The appellate court could base the cost order on the accused's culpable and significant breach of professional record-keeping duties, not on any implied criminal guilt.
Motivazione estratta
The challenged reasons referred to violations of medical record-keeping and ordering rules, not to criminal blame. Those breaches had made the investigation and trial necessary or significantly more difficult, so cost shifting was permissible and not arbitrary.