P. v. Aguilar
Defendant Daniel Caudillo Aguilar pleaded no contest to driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended license, and he admitted having suffered three prior convictions for driving under the influence. The court suspended imposition of sentence and granted probation under certain specified conditions.
On appeal, defendant asserts that the penalty assessments imposed exceeded the amount permitted by law. Specifically, he argues that the aggregate assessments should have been $1,380, rather than the $1,590 amount imposed. Court conclude that the total amount of penalty assessments should have been $1,500 and that the judgment should have reflected the statutory grounds for each assessment imposed. Accordingly, Court will modify the order granting probation to reflect the total amount of the assessments to be $1,500, identify the bases for each of the assessments, and affirm the order as modified.
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