P. v. Lawson
On March 19, 2010, appellant, Randall Laws, was charged in an information with felony spousal abuse (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a), count one)[1] and a felony count of making criminal threats (§ 422, count two). On April 23, 2010, Laws waived his constitutional rights and admitted count one. In exchange for the change in plea, the People dismissed count two. On May 25, 2010, the court sentenced Laws to prison for two years. The court granted applicable custody credits.[2] The court ordered Laws to pay various fines and fees including a fine of $400 pursuant to section 1203.097.[3]
Laws contends the trial court erred in fining him pursuant to section 1203.097 because this fine only applies to defendants placed on probation, not to those sentenced to prison. Respondent concedes the error.[4]
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