be made available for judges and attorneys. 159 S.W.2d at 127. In discussing its reasoning, the Carson Court unfortunately did not cite any particular provision of the constitution that it found to be violated by the law library assessment. The Court, however, called the $1 assessment a “tax” and noted that there was a conflict among other jurisdictions regarding whether such charges could be considered legitimate costs of court. Id. at 127. Still today, there exists a split among jurisdictions as to whether the “costs” for items not directly related to trial of a defendant’s case can be assessed against a defendant without violating constitutional clauses mandating the separation of powers among branches of government. Compare State v. Claborn, 870 P.2d 169, 171 (Okla.Crim.App.1994) (<HOLDING>), and People v. Barber, 14 MichApp. 395, 165
holding court cost not reasonably related to costs of administering criminal justice system renders courts tax gatherers in violation of separation of powers holding portions of the coercion of public servant or voter statute unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the first amendment and in violation of the separation of powers holding a congressional act which required courts to reopen certain final judgments as an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers doctrine recognizing separation of powers doctrine recognizing a referendum on a court judgment would violate separation of powers