People v. Goodman CA3 ( 2015 )


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  • Filed 12/8/15 P. v. Goodman CA3
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    IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
    THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
    (Sacramento)
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    THE PEOPLE,                                                                                  C079016
    Plaintiff and Respondent,                                     (Super. Ct. No. 14F07190)
    v.
    REGINA RENEE GOODMAN,
    Defendant and Appellant.
    Appointed counsel for defendant Regina Renee Goodman has asked this court to
    review the record to determine whether there exist any arguable issues on appeal.
    (People v. Wende (1979) 
    25 Cal.3d 436
     (Wende).) We shall modify the judgment to
    correct erroneous imposition of fees and fines, and affirm the judgment as modified.
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    BACKGROUND
    Defendant was charged by amended complaint with vehicle theft (Veh. Code,
    § 10851, subd. (a)--count one), receipt of a stolen vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d, subd. (a)--
    count two),1 and two counts of receiving stolen property (§ 496, subd. (a)--counts three
    and four). The amended complaint alleged that, as to counts one and two, defendant was
    twice convicted of violations of Vehicle Code section 10851, subdivision (a) (§ 666.5,
    subd. (a)), and that defendant served a prior prison term (§ 667.5, subd. (b)).
    Pursuant to a negotiated plea bargain, defendant pleaded no contest to count one
    and admitted the prior theft allegation in exchange for dismissal of the balance of charges
    and allegations against her and a stipulated split sentence of three years, with 16 months
    in county jail and the remaining 20 months suspended under mandatory supervision. 2
    The trial court sentenced defendant to three years in county prison, to be served
    locally pursuant to section 1170, subdivision (h)(5)(B), as a split term, with 16 months
    served in county jail and the remaining 20 months suspended under mandatory
    supervision subject to written mandatory supervision conditions. The court orally
    imposed mandatory fees and fines as set forth in the written mandatory supervision
    conditions, but “only in the minimum amounts.” The written mandatory supervision
    conditions included the following fees and fines: a $300 restitution fine (§ 1202.4); a
    $300 “additional restitution fine” pursuant to section “1202.44,” stayed pending
    successful completion of probation; a $40 court security surcharge fee (§ 1465.8, subd.
    (a)(1)), a $30 court facility fee (Gov. Code, § 70373), and a criminal impact fee
    1   Further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
    2 The record provided to us does not contain a transcript of the change of plea hearing.
    Counsel explicitly indicates that defendant’s appeal is “based upon the sentencing or
    other matters occurring after the plea.” Most likely this is because defendant did not
    obtain a certificate of probable cause; although the record contains her request for one, it
    does not show that the request was granted.
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    “calculated as 20% of the base fine amount” (§ 1465.7, subd. (a)). The court reserved the
    issue of restitution to victim John Ford (§ 1202.4, subd. (f)(11)), and ordered that
    defendant “pay restitution plus interest if the restitution amount is fifty dollars ($50.00) or
    more, with ten percent (10%) per annum interest accruing as to each installment on the
    date the installment becomes due” (§ 1214.5, subd. (b)(2)). Defendant was awarded 321
    days of presentence custody credit (161 actual days plus 160 days of conduct credit). She
    filed a timely notice of appeal.
    DISCUSSION
    Counsel filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests that
    we review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal.
    (Wende, supra, 
    25 Cal.3d 436
    .) Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a
    supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. More than 30
    days have elapsed, and we have received no communication from defendant.
    We have reviewed the record provided to us and found errors in sentencing.
    First, the trial court imposed a criminal impact fee pursuant to section 1465.7,
    subdivision (a), which provides that “[a] state surcharge of 20 percent shall be levied on
    the base fine used to calculate the state penalty assessment as specified in subdivision (a)
    of [s]ection 1464.” However, the trial court did not impose a base fine from which to
    calculate the surcharge. Accordingly, we modify the judgment to strike the criminal
    impact fee.
    Second, the trial court imposed and stayed a $300 “additional restitution fine”
    pursuant to section 1202.44. Because defendant was sentenced to a term of
    imprisonment in local custody followed by placement on mandatory supervision, the
    statutorily mandated fine is found in section 1202.45, subdivision (b), rather than section
    1202.44. (See People v. Fandinola (2013) 
    221 Cal.App.4th 1415
    , 1419-1423.) We
    modify the judgment to impose and stay the applicable fine pursuant to the correct
    authority. (People v. Turner (2002) 
    96 Cal.App.4th 1409
    , 1413-1415 [an unauthorized
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    sentence may be corrected by an appellate court even in the absence of an objection or
    argument below].)
    Having undertaken an examination of the record provided to us, we find no other
    arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
    DISPOSITION
    The judgment is modified to strike the criminal impact fee and the $300 fine
    pursuant to section 1202.44 and to impose and stay a $300 mandatory supervision
    revocation restitution fine pursuant to section 1202.45. As modified, the judgment is
    affirmed.
    /s/
    Duarte, J.
    We concur:
    /s/
    Nicholson, Acting P. J.
    /s/
    Hull, J.
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Document Info

Docket Number: C079016

Filed Date: 12/8/2015

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021