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Filed 6/4/14 P. v. Lloyd CA5

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           IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                     FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,
                                                                                           F066507
         Plaintiff and Respondent,
                                                                             (Super. Ct. Nos. F10900613,
                   v.                                                                F11902018)

DARTHEATEURAS LLOYD,
                                                                                         OPINION
         Defendant and Appellant.

                                                   THE COURT*
         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County. Edward
Sarkisian, Jr., Judge.
         William D. Farber, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Defendant and
Appellant.
         Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney
General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, and Kathleen A. McKenna,
Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
                                                        -ooOoo-

*        Before Levy, Acting P.J., Kane, J. and Detjen, J.
       Dartheateuras Lloyd appeals from the restitution fine and parole revocation fine
imposed by the trial court pursuant to Penal Code1 sections 1202.4 and 1202.45,
respectively, after the court revoked his probation. He contends the restitution and parole
revocation fines originally imposed when he was granted probation survive the
revocation of his probation. Therefore, he further contends, the court erred in imposing
greater restitution and parole revocation fines after revoking his probation.
       The Attorney General concedes the trial court erred. We concur and will direct
the court to correct its error.
                     FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
       In February 2010, Lloyd pled no contest to inflicting corporal injury on a spouse
or cohabitant (§ 273.5, subd. (a)) in case No. F10900613. The trial court suspended
imposition of judgment and sentence and placed Lloyd on three years of formal
probation. The court ordered Lloyd to pay a number of fees and fines, including a $100
restitution fine (§ 1202.4) and a $100 probation revocation fine to be paid if the court
later revoked Lloyd’s probation (§ 1202.44).
       In April 2011, while on probation, Lloyd stabbed his former girlfriend multiple
times. As a result, she was hospitalized and underwent surgery. Lloyd also stabbed a
male who tried to intervene.
       In October 2012, the Fresno County District Attorney charged Lloyd, in case
No. F11902018, with attempted murder (§§ 664/187, subd. (a)) (count 1), corporal injury
to a cohabitant with a prior domestic violence conviction (§ 273.5, subd. (e)(1)) (count 2),
assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)) (counts 3 and 4), and contempt of
court (§ 166, subd. (c)(1)) (count 5). Counts 1 and 2 included allegations that Lloyd
personally used a deadly weapon (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)). Counts 1 through 3 included
allegations that Lloyd personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim under

1      All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

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circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)) and count 4 alleged
Lloyd inflicted great bodily injury on the victim (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)).
       Lloyd pled no contest to count 3 (assault with a deadly weapon) and admitted the
great bodily injury allegation in exchange for a stipulated six-year sentence, dismissal of
all other counts, special allegations and enhancements, and a concurrent sentence for
violating his probation in case No. F10900613.
       In November 2012, the trial court sentenced appellant, in case No. F11902018, to
the mid-term of three years in state prison on count 3 and to a consecutive term of three
years for the great bodily injury allegation. The court imposed a restitution fine in the
amount of $1,440 pursuant to section 1202.4 and imposed but suspended a parole
revocation fine in an equal amount pursuant to section 1202.45.
       As to case No. F10900613, on Lloyd’s violation of probation, the trial court
sentenced him to the mid-term of three years for inflicting corporal injury (§ 273.5, subd.
(a)) to run concurrently to his sentence in case No. F11902018. The court also imposed a
restitution fine in the amount of $720 (§ 1202.4) and imposed but suspended a parole
revocation fine in an equal amount (§ 1202.45).
       This appeal ensued.
                                       DISCUSSION
       Lloyd contends, citing People v. Chambers (1998) 65 Cal. App. 4th 819
(Chambers), the trial court erred in increasing his restitution fine from $100 to $720 in
case No. F10900613 after revoking his probation. He further contends the fine must be
reduced to $100, the original amount imposed. The Attorney General agrees.
       Section 1202.4 requires the trial court to impose a restitution fine absent
compelling and extraordinary reasons in every case resulting in a conviction. (§ 1202.4,
subd. (b).) The restitution amount is set at the discretion of the court within a statutory
range. (§ 1202.4, subd. (b)(1).)

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         In Chambers, “the trial court imposed two separate restitution fines for the same
conviction: a $200 restitution fine at the time probation was granted and a $500
restitution fine at the time probation was revoked.” (Chambers, supra, 65 Cal.App.4th at
p. 823.) The question on appeal was whether the trial court was authorized to impose the
higher restitution fine. The Chambers court concluded it was not and held “a restitution
fine imposed at the time probation is granted survives the revocation of probation.” (Id.
at p. 820.) Likewise, we conclude the restitution fine of $100 imposed in case
No. F10900613, when the trial court granted Lloyd probation, survived the trial court’s
subsequent revocation of Lloyd’s probation. Thus, the court lacked authority to impose
the higher restitution fine of $720.
         Lloyd further contends the parole revocation fine imposed by the trial court must
be the same amount as the restitution fine pursuant to section 1202.45. Since the
restitution fine must be reduced to $100, he contends, the revocation fine must be reduced
to the same amount. The Attorney General agrees here as well.
         Section 1202.45, subdivision (a) provides: “In every case where a person is
convicted of a crime and his or her sentence includes a period of parole, the court shall, at
the time of imposing the restitution fine pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1202.4,
assess an additional parole revocation restitution fine in the same amount as that imposed
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1202.4.”
         We conclude the restitution and parole revocation fines in the amount of $720 are
unauthorized and must be corrected to reflect fines in the amount of $100 and we so
order.
                                       DISPOSITION
         The judgment is modified to strike: (1) the Penal Code section 1202.4,
subdivision (b) restitution fine in the amount of $720 and insert the correct fine of $100
(case No. F10900613); and (2) the Penal Code section 1202.45 parole revocation fine in
the amount of $720 and insert the correct fine of $100. As so modified, the judgment is

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affirmed. The trial court is directed to prepare an amended abstract of judgment
reflecting the modification and forward it to the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation.

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