P. v. Lee
For three years, Melody Lee lived with her boyfriend, codefendant Timothy Gross, and Timothy's 92-year-old mother, Sally. Lee helped care for Sally. Lee pleaded guilty to elder abuse likely to cause great bodily injury or death based on her neglect of Sally, which included evidence that Sally was left alone in a home with no running water or edible food and in extremely unsanitary conditions. The trial court sentenced her to a total term of three years in prison. It also imposed various fines and fees, including a $1,500 restitution fine under Penal Code section 1202.4. (Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.) Lee did not object to the imposition of the restitution fine on any grounds. She appeals, contending the trial court abused its discretion when it imposed the fine. We reject her contention and affirm the judgment.
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