P. v. Saadoon
Defendant Kamal Ali Saadoon pled no contest to possessing methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, 11377, subd. (a) count 1), possessing a drug-smoking device (Health & Saf. Code,
11364, subd. (a) count 2), and possessing 28.5 grams of marijuana, a misdemeanor (Health & Saf. Code, 11357, subd. (b).)
Among the fines and fees imposed by the trial court at sentencing, defendant was ordered to pay a $50 criminal laboratory analysis fee (Health & Saf. Code, 11372.5, subd. (a)) on each count to which it added the following penalty assessments: a $10 court surcharge (Pen Code, 1465.7); $25 court facilities construction fee (Gov. Code, 70372); $50 state penalty assessment (Pen. Code, 1464); $35 county penalty assessment (Gov. Code, 76000); $5 DNA identification fund fee (Gov. Code, 76104.6), and a $5 state-only DNA identification fund fee (Gov. Code, 76104.7). These penalty assessments add up to $180 for each of the three counts, and a total of $540. The court also imposed a $100 fine for count 3 (Health & Saf. Code, 11357, subd. (b).)
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