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Date Created: 2014-12-10 20:02:34.61647+00
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Filed 12/10/14 P. v. Lopez CA5

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

THE PEOPLE,

         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                                    F067054

                   v.                                                   (Super. Ct. No. BF142980A)

ROBERTO GARCIA LOPEZ,                                                             OPINION

         Defendant and Appellant.

                                                   THE COURT
         APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Kern County. Colette M.
Humphrey, Judge.
         Monique Q. Boldin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Appellant.
         Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney
General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Julie A. Hokans, Deputy
Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
                                                        -ooOoo-

        Before Gomes, Acting P.J., Franson, J., and Peña, J.
       Defendant Roberto Garcia Lopez contends the trial court erred in imposing
restitution fines based on a version of statutes that were not in effect at the time he
committed the crime. Based on a subsequent act by the trial court, we conclude the issue
is moot.
       On January 17, 2013, defendant was charged with various crimes based on acts he
committed on June 30, 2012. He pled no contest to being a felon in possession of a
firearm (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a)(1)).1 The trial court sentenced him to the
stipulated term of two years and ordered him to pay $280 restitution fines pursuant to
sections 1202.4 and 1202.45.
       Defendant contends the versions of sections 1202.4 and 1202.45 in effect on
June 30, 2012, allowed imposition of $240 restitution fines, not $280 restitution fines.
After the briefing was completed, the trial judge in this case communicated with appellate
counsel, informing her that the error had already been corrected on November 7, 2013.
On March 6, 2014, this court received a copy of the judge’s communication; a minute
order stating that the April 9, 2013 minute order had been amended on November 7,
2013; and an amended abstract of judgment filed on March 3, 2014. These documents
reflect that the restitution fines were changed to $240.
       The amended abstract of judgment reflects these changes and moots the issue on
appeal. We observe, however, that the amended abstract incorrectly records the
conviction date as March 12, 2014, rather than March 12, 2013.
                                      DISPOSITION
       The trial court is directed to amend the abstract of judgment (filed on March 3,
2014) to reflect a conviction date of March 12, 2013. As so modified, the judgment is
affirmed.

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

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