P. v. Bowden
Accused of hitting a woman and making her suck his penis while he threatened to kick her ass if she bit him, defendant Brandon Bowden, Sr., entered a negotiated plea of no contest to one count of forcible oral copulation. (Pen. Code, 288a, subd. (c)(2); further section references are to the Penal Code.) Other charges against him were dismissed with a Harvey waiver (People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal.3d 754). The trial court sentenced defendant to six years in state prison and imposed other orders. On appeal, defendant contends that the order requiring him to pay a $420 public defender fee must be reversed because the trial court failed to follow the statutory procedures required before such an order can be imposed. The People correctly concede the error.
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