Whenever more than one defendant in the same process shall be convicted and sentenced to fine or imprisonment in jail, the court pronouncing sentence may apportion the costs of prosecution between and among the defendants as, in its discretion, shall appear to be just and proper.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-20-11
Apportionment of costs among defendants
G.L. 1896, ch. 285, § 61; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 61; G.L. 1909, ch. 354, § 55; P.L. 1915, ch. 1261, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 407, § 55; G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 55; G.L. 1956, § 12-20-11.
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