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Filed 9/25/20 P. v. Gonzalez CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JOSHUA GONZALEZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

E074343

(Super.Ct.No. FSB19001628)

OPINION

APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Ronald M. 

Christianson, Judge. Affirmed with directions.

David Zarmi, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and 

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant Joshua Gonzalez was charged by information with child 

abuse under circumstances likely to cause great bodily injury (GBI) or death. (Pen. 
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Code,1 § 273a, subd. (a), count 1). The information also alleged that he willfully caused 

or permitted a child to suffer, or inflicted unjustifiable physical pain or injury that 

resulted in death. (§ 12022.95.) The People subsequently moved to add an enhancement 

under section 12022.7, subdivision (a), alleging that defendant personally inflicted GBI

on a person other than an accomplice in the commission of a felony. Pursuant to a plea 

agreement, defendant pled guilty to count 1 and admitted the enhancement under section 

12022.7, subdivision (a). In accordance with the terms of the agreement, the court 

sentenced him to nine years in state prison, with credit for time served of 219 days (191 

actual and 28 conduct). It also imposed a $40 court operations fee, a $30 court 

construction fee,

2 and a $300 restitution fine. The court dismissed the remaining counts 

and allegations.

Defendant filed a notice of appeal, based on the sentence or other matters 

occurring after the plea. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Defendant was charged with, and pled guilty to, child abuse under circumstances 

likely to cause GBI (§ 273a, subd. (a), count 1), and admitted that, in the commission of 

that offense, he personally inflicted GBI on the victim.

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 All further statutory references will be to the Penal Code, unless otherwise 

noted.

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 The court combined the court operations and construction fees and imposed “a 

$70 court construction and operation fee.”
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DISCUSSION

Defendant appealed, and upon his request this court appointed counsel to represent 

him. Counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 

436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, setting forth a statement of the case 

and a few potential arguable issues: (1) whether the sentencing court erred in imposing 

fines and fees without an ability to pay hearing (People v. Dueñas (2019) 30 Cal.App.5th 

1157); (2) whether the court properly calculated and enumerated the fines and fees under 

Penal Code section 1465.8 and Government Code section 70373; and (3) whether 

defendant’s credits were properly calculated. Counsel has also requested this court to 

undertake a review of the entire record.

We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, which 

he has not done. Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we 

have conducted an independent review of the record and find no arguable issues. 

Although not raised by the parties, we note a few apparent clerical errors. 

Generally, a clerical error is one inadvertently made. (People v. Schultz (1965) 238 

Cal.App.2d 804, 808.) Clerical error can be made by a clerk, by counsel, or by the court 

itself. (Ibid. [judge misspoke].) A court “has the inherent power to correct clerical errors 

in its records so as to make these records reflect the true facts. [Citations.]” (In re 

Candelario (1970) 3 Cal.3d 702, 705.)

In this case, the People added the enhancement under section 12022.7, subdivision 

(a), to count 1. Defendant pled guilty to count 1 and admitted the section 12022.7, 

subdivision (a) enhancement as to that count. The court sentenced him to the upper term 
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of six years on count 1 and a consecutive three years on the enhancement, for a total term 

of nine years in state prison. However, the minute order from the plea hearing 

erroneously states that the People added the section 12022.7, subdivision (a) “as Count 

002.” It also reflects that defendant pled guilty to count 1 and admitted the enhancement 

“as to Count 002.” Similarly, the sentencing minute order and the abstract of judgment 

erroneously state that the court sentenced defendant to state prison for three years on the 

enhancement on count 2. In the interest of accuracy, these clerical errors should be 

corrected to reflect the true facts.

DISPOSITION

The superior court clerk is directed to correct the October 10, 2019 minute order,

the November 12, 2019 sentencing minute order, and abstract of judgment to reflect that 

the People added the section 12022.7, subdivision (a) enhancement to count 1, defendant 

admitted the enhancement as to count 1, and the court sentenced him on that 

enhancement as to count 1. The superior court clerk is further directed to forward a copy 

of the amended minute orders and the abstract of judgment to the Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed.

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FIELDS

J.

We concur:

McKINSTER

Acting P. J.

RAPHAEL

J.