Opinion
C065664
09-16-2011
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TEMIGA LOUISE BROWN, Defendant and Appellant.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
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(Super. Ct. No. 10F01610)
Appointed counsel for defendant Temiga Louise Brown 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 affirm the judgment, but shall order a corrected abstract of judgment to properly reflect all fees imposed, as explained post.
BACKGROUND
On February 13, 2010, defendant Temiga Louise Brown stole property belonging to a department store. She had suffered a prior petty theft conviction in 2007, for which she had spent time in jail.
Although the felony complaint alleged the 2007 prior was for sale/transportation of a controlled substance, when defendant entered her plea, the prosecutor stated the prior was a 2007 petty theft conviction and defendant admitted the same. In a letter to the trial court, defendant stated that she committed the petty theft to get food and "the last time" a couple forced her to steal.
Defendant entered a negotiated plea of no contest to petty theft with a prior theft-related conviction (Pen. Code, § 666 ) in exchange for a stipulated state prison sentence and the dismissal of the remaining count (a battery charge). The court sentenced her to the stipulated sentence--the low term of 16 months in state prison. The court awarded defendant 40 actual days and 40 conduct days for a total of 80 days of presentence custody credit.
When defendant committed her offense, Penal Code section 666 subjected violators to imprisonment in state prison with one prior qualifying offense (stats. 2000, ch. 135, § 134, p. 1991) and defendant admitted one offense at the time she pled. After defendant was sentenced but prior to her filing of her notice of appeal, the Legislature amended Penal Code section 666 to requiring that most, but not all, violators be convicted three or more times of a qualifying offense to be subject to prison time for petty theft. (Stats. 2010, ch. 219, § 15, eff. Sept. 9, 2010.) Because the record on appeal does not include a probation report and does not otherwise reflect whether defendant would benefit from the new requirements of Penal Code section 666, defendant is relegated to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus should she choose to seek relief, on the merits of which we express no opinion. (In re Harris (1993) 5 Cal.4th 813, 825-826, 828; People v. Rossi (1976) 18 Cal.3d 295, 302; In re Estrada (1965) 63 Cal.2d 740, 745 [amendment to statute lessening punishment for crime applies "to acts committed before its passage provided the judgment convicting the defendant of the act is not final"].)
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Defendant appeals. Her request for a certificate of probable cause (Pen. Code, § 1237.5) was denied.
DISCUSSION
We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests this court to 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 has elapsed, and we have received no communication from defendant.
Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant. We do, however, note an error in preparation of the abstract of judgment. The amended abstract of judgment correctly reflects the $200 restitution fine and the $200 parole fine. However, it fails to reflect the $20 court security fee and the $30 criminal conviction assessment (also known as a court facilities fee), both of which are also mandatory and therefore properly not waived by the trial court at the time it declined to impose any nonmandatory fees and fines. We will direct the trial court to correct the amended abstract to reflect these mandatory fees. (People v. Mitchell (2001) 26 Cal.4th 181, 185.)
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed. The trial court is directed to prepare a corrected abstract of judgment to reflect the $20 court security fee and the $30 criminal conviction assessment and to forward a certified copy of the corrected abstract to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
DUARTE, J. We concur:
BLEASE, Acting P. J.
NICHOLSON, J.