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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MANUEL JOSE FERNANDEZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

 B244545

 (Los Angeles County

 Super. Ct. No. KA097447)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, John E. 

Dobroth, Judge. Affirmed as modified with directions.

Ann Krausz, 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, David A. Voet, Deputy Attorney 

General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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A jury convicted defendant, Manuel Jose Fernandez, of carrying concealed upon 

his person a dirk or dagger. (Pen. Code,1 § 21310.) Defendant waived his right to a jury 

trial as to alleged prior conviction and prison term allegations. The trial court found 

defendant had sustained two prior serious felony convictions within the meaning of 

sections 667, subdivisions (b) through (i) and 1170.12. The trial court subsequently 

struck one of those prior serious felony conviction findings. The trial court further found 

defendant had served two prior separate prison terms within the meaning of section 

667.5, subdivision (b). Defendant was sentenced to six years in state prison.

On March 30, 2012, at approximately 11:50 a.m., Deputy Sean Cariaga was on 

patrol with Deputy Luis Rodriguez. Deputy Cariaga saw defendant drinking what 

appeared to be a bottle of beer. The deputies approached defendant intending to cite him 

for public alcohol consumption. Defendant was wearing a jacket with a long white Tshirt underneath. Deputy Cariaga could not tell what, if anything, defendant might be 

concealing. Out of concern for his safety, Deputy Cariaga prepared to conduct a patdown search. Defendant was instructed to put his hands on the hood of the patrol car, 

then to place them behind his back. Defendant told the deputies he had a knife at his 

back. Deputy Cariaga found a knife with a fixed five-inch blade in a sheath. The 

weapon was tucked between defendant’s back and the waistband of his shorts. 

We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. After examination of the 

record, appellate counsel has filed a brief in which no issues are raised. Instead, 

appointed counsel has 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, 264-265.) On April 26, 2013, 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 have examined the entire record in 

accordance with People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d at pages 441-442. Neither appointed 

counsel nor defendant has identified any issue for our review. 

 

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code except where otherwise 

noted.
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We asked the parties to brief several jurisdictional sentencing errors. The trial 

court imposed a $200 restitution fine under section 1202.4, subdivision (b)(1). The trial 

court found, “[N]one of the fees [is] applicable.” We asked the parties to brief the 

questions whether the judgment must be modified to impose a: $200 parole revocation 

restitution fine (§ 1202.45); $30 court facilities assessment (Gov. Code, § 70373, subd. 

(a)(1)); and $40 court operations assessment. (§ 1465.8, subd. (a)(1).) The judgment 

must be modified and the abstract of judgment amended to so provide. (People v. 

Sencion (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 480, 483-484; People v. Hong (1998) 64 Cal.App.4th 

1071, 1084.) 

The trial court failed to orally award defendant any custody credit. The abstract of 

judgment reflects 153 days of presentence custody credit and 153 days of conduct credit. 

Defendant was in presentence custody from March 30 to August 29, 2012, a 153-day 

period. Under section 4019, subdivision (f), however, conduct credit accrues at a rate of 

two days for every two days of actual presentence custody. A defendant, as here, who 

serves an odd number of days in presentence custody earns an equal amount of conduct 

credit less one day. Therefore, we asked the parties to brief the question whether 

defendant should have received credit for 153 days in presentence custody plus 152 days 

of conduct credit. The judgment must be modified and the abstract of judgment amended 

to so provide. (See People v. Philpot (2004) 122 Cal.App.4th 893, 908-909 [applying 

prior rule where two days of credit were granted for four days of custody]; People v. 

Williams (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1157, 1176, fn. 14 [same].) Because defendant received 

the same conduct credit as any other inmate who served the same number of days in 

presentence custody, there is no equal protection violation. (People v. Jacobs (1992) 6 

Cal.App.4th 101, 104; see People v. Heard (1993) 18 Cal.App.4th 1025, 1029.)

DISPOSITION

The judgment is modified to impose a: $200 parole revocation restitution fine (§ 

1202.45) which is to be stayed; $30 court facilities assessment (Gov. Code, § 70373, 

subd. (a)(1)); and $40 court operations assessment (§ 1465.8, subd. (a)(1)). Additionally, 
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the oral pronouncement of judgment must be modified to award defendant credit for 153 

days in presentence custody plus 152 days of conduct credit. The judgment is affirmed in 

all other respects. Upon remittitur issuance, the clerk of the superior court must prepare 

an amended abstract of judgment and deliver a copy to the Department of Corrections 

and Rehabilitation.

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TURNER, P. J.

We concur:

MOSK, J.

KRIEGLER, J.