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Date Created: 2014-11-18 20:02:17.053495+00
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Filed 11/18/14 P. v. Romero CA3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                         (Butte)
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THE PEOPLE,                                                                                  C072016

                   Plaintiff and Respondent,                                    (Super. Ct. No. CM036721)

         v.

DAVID EUGENE ROMERO,

                   Defendant and Appellant.

         Defendant David Eugene Romero appeals following a plea of no contest to one
count of felony stalking under Penal Code section 646.9, subdivision (b). In exchange
for the plea, the People moved to dismiss the remaining two counts of making felony
criminal threats (Pen. Code, § 422, subd. (a)) and three counts of misdemeanor
disobedience of a domestic relations court order (Pen. Code, § 273.6, subd. (a)) with a
Harvey waiver.1 The trial court sentenced defendant to four years in state prison and

1   People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 754.

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ordered him to pay various fines and fees, including a $736 presentence investigation
report fee. On appeal, defendant contends that the record does not contain substantial
evidence supporting his ability to pay the presentence investigation report fee and
requests that we reverse the order imposing the fee.
       We conclude that defendant failed to object to the presentence investigation report
fee in the trial court, and accordingly, his sole claim on appeal is forfeited.
       We affirm.
                           PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2
       At sentencing, the court ordered defendant to pay various fines and assessments
based on the recommendations in the probation report, including a $736 payment for
preparation of the presentence investigation report. The court also ordered defendant to
pay a $240 restitution fine under Penal Code section 1202.4, subdivision (b), a $200 fine
under Penal Code section 672, a $40 court operations assessment under Penal Code
section 1465.8, and a $30 conviction assessment under Government Code section 70373.
When the court asked about attorneys’ fees, defendant’s attorney represented that
defendant had no ability to pay, and the court found that defendant had “no ability for
attorney fees based on the state prison commitment.” Shortly thereafter, the trial court
asked defense counsel whether there were “any other issues we need to address,” and
counsel replied, “No. Thank you.” The defense never objected to the imposition of the
presentence investigation report fee or raise defendant’s inability to pay that fee.
                                       DISCUSSION
                Ability to Pay the Presentence Investigation Report Fee
       On appeal, defendant contends there is insufficient evidence to establish he had
the ability to pay the presentence investigation report fee. The People argue defendant

2 Because the sole issue on appeal relates to the presentence report investigation fee, we
dispense with a recitation of the facts underlying the charges.

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forfeited this argument by not objecting in the trial court. We agree. Defendant has
forfeited the issue. (People v. Snow (2013) 219 Cal. App. 4th 1148, 1151.)
                                    DISPOSITION
      The judgment is affirmed.

                                                      MURRAY                , J.

We concur:

      HULL                 , Acting P. J.

      DUARTE               , J.

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