P. v. Settle
After defendant Richard Settle pled no contest to a vandalism charge, the trial court sentenced him to a state prison term, ordered him to pay restitution to the victim, and assessed various fees. The court did not impose a restitution fine. However, the subsequent minute order and abstract of judgment reflected restitution and parole revocation restitution fines of $600 each. On appeal, Settle contends we should strike the restitution fines and order the trial court to correct the abstract of judgment. The People argue we should either remand the case to the trial court for it to determine whether to impose restitution fines, or impose the minimum allowable fine. We agree with appellant that the restitution fines must be stricken.
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