Filed 8/14/14 P. v. Miranda CA2/5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FIVE
THE PEOPLE, B250070
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County
Super. Ct. Nos. BA398422,
v. SA083144)
LUCIANO ABRAHAM MIRANDA,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from judgments of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Marsha
N. Revel, Judge. Modified in part, affirmed in part, and remanded with directions.
Gina McCoy, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Appellant.
Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney
General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, Scott A. Taryle and Pamela C.
Hamanaka, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
I. INTRODUCTION
A jury convicted defendant, Luciano Abraham Miranda, of first degree burglary in
violation of Penal Code section 459.1 (Super. Ct., L.A. County, 2013, No. SA083144.)
First degree burglary is a serious felony. (§ 1192.7, subd. (c)(18); People v. Lara (2012)
54 Cal.4th 896, 906.) Defendant was also found in violation of his probation for grand
theft of an automobile. (Super. Ct., L.A. County, 2012, No. BA398422.) Defendant was
sentenced to four years, eight months in state prison.
We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. After examination of the
record, appointed appellate counsel filed a brief in which no issues were raised. Instead,
appointed appellate counsel asked us to independently review the entire record on appeal
pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441-442. (See Smith v. Robbins
(2000) 528 U.S. 259, 264.) On February 14, 2014, we advised defendant he had 30 days
within which to submit by brief or letter any contentions or argument he wished us to
consider. No response has been received. We requested supplemental briefing on certain
sentence-related issues. We modify the judgment and affirm as modified.
II. DISCUSSION
First, in case No. SA083144, defendant received credit for 198 days in presentence
custody. However, defendant was arrested on November 7, 2012, and sentenced on May
24, 2013. Custody credit calculations begin on the day of arrest and continue through the
day of sentencing. (People v. Denman (2013) 218 Cal.App.4th 800, 814; People v.
Rajanayagam (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 42, 48.) Therefore, defendant should have
received credit for 199 days in presentence custody. Defendant is not, however, entitled
to additional conduct credit. This is because conduct credits are given in two-day
increments and no rounding up is permitted. (People v. Dieck (2009) 46 Cal.4th 934,
1 Further statutory references are to the Penal Code except where otherwise
noted.
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943; People v. Chilelli (2014) 225 Cal.App.4th 581, 591; People v. Smith (1989) 211
Cal.App.3d 523, 527.)
Second, in case No. SA083144, the trial court imposed a $10 local crime
prevention programs fine. (§ 1202.5, subd. (a).) That fine was subject to $31 in penalties
and a surcharge, which the trial court failed to orally impose. (People v. Knightbent
(2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 1105, 1109; People v. Castellanos (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 1524,
1527-1530.) The penalties and surcharge are included in the abstract of judgment.
However, the oral pronouncement of judgment is controlling. (People v. Mesa (1975) 14
Cal.3d 466, 471-472; People v. Crenshaw (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 1403, 1416.) Moreover,
the fine is subject to an ability to pay requirement. (§ 1202.5, subd. (a).) According to a
June 29, 2012 pre-conviction probation report in case No. BA398422, defendant was not
steadily employed. The report also states defendant had worked with his father off and
on as a landscaper. Upon remittitur issuance, the trial court must conduct an ability to
pay hearing as to the fine together with the penalty assessments and surcharge. (People
v. Castellanos, supra, 175 Cal.App.4th at p. 1531; see People v. Woods (2010) 191
Cal.App.4th 269, 273-274 [trial court must have opportunity to exercise discretion and
impose a lawful sentence]; but see People v. Knightbent, supra, 186 Cal.App.4th at pp.
1112-1113 [no hearing required where the increase in the total sum is minimal and
defendant raised no ability to pay objection].) The trial court may impose a lesser fine or
none at all. (People v. Castellanos, supra, 175 Cal.App.4th at p. 1531.)
The Attorney General argues defendant forfeited any claim he was denied an
ability to pay hearing by failing to object in the trial court. We disagree. The trial court
orally imposed only a $10 fine. Defendant had no opportunity to object on ability to pay
grounds to a $10 fine plus $31 in penalties and a surcharge for a total of $41. (See
People v. Castellanos, supra, 175 Cal.App.4th at p. 1531 [“the trial court had no occasion
to determine defendant’s ability to pay $36—which is the amount due”].)
Third, in case No. BA398422, the trial court imposed a $40 court operations
assessment (§ 1465.8, subd. (a)(1)) but failed to orally impose a $30 court facilities
assessment (Gov. Code, § 70373, subd. (a)(1).) The court facilities assessment is
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mandatory. (People v. Robinson (2012) 209 Cal.App.4th 401, 405; People v. Rodriguez
(2012) 207 Cal.App.4th 1540, 1543, fn. 2; People v. Woods, supra, 191 Cal.App.4th at p.
272.) The oral pronouncement of judgment must be modified to impose the $30
assessment. (People v. Rosales (2014) 222 Cal.App.4th 1254, 1263; People v. Sencion
(2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 480, 483-485.) Fourth, in case No. BA398422, the abstract of
judgment must be amended to include both assessments. (People v. Robinson, supra, 209
Cal.App.4th at pp. 403, 407.) Fifth, in case No. BA398422, the trial court imposed a
$240 restitution fine (§ 1202.4, subd. (b)) and a $240 parole revocation restitution fine.
The abstract of judgment must be amended to reflect those fines. (People v. Rosas
(2010) 191 Cal.App.4th 107, 121; People v. Martinez (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 581, 583,
fn. 2.)
III. DISPOSITION
In case No. SA083144 the judgment is modified to award defendant credit for 199
days in presentence custody, but no additional conduct credit. Upon remittitur issuance,
the trial court is to hold a hearing as to defendant’s ability to pay a $10 local crime
prevention programs fine. This includes the ability to pay the $10 fine together with $31
in applicable penalties and a surcharge. The trial court may impose a lesser fine or none
at all. The superior court clerk is to amend the abstract of judgment to: reflect the local
crime prevention programs fine; identify the penalties and surcharge imposed; and to
award defendant 199 days of presentence custody credit but no additional conduct credit.
In case No. BA398422, the oral pronouncement of judgment is modified to impose
a $30 court facilities assessment pursuant to Government Code section 70373,
subdivision (a)(1). Upon remittitur issuance, the superior court clerk shall amend the
abstract of judgment to include: $40 in court operations assessments (Pen. Code, §
1465.8, subd. (a)(1)); $30 in court facilities assessments (Gov. Code, § 70373, subd.
(a)(1)); a $240 restitution fine (Pen. Code, § 1202.4, subd. (b)); and a $240 parole
revocation restitution fine (Pen. Code, § 1202.45). The clerk of the superior court is to
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deliver a copy of the amended abstract of judgment to the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation.
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TURNER, P.J.
We concur:
MOSK, J.
MINK, J.
Retired Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice
pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.
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