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Filed 2/19/16 P. v. Caico CA3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                     (Sacramento)
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THE PEOPLE,                                                                                  C078468

                   Plaintiff and Respondent,                                     (Super. Ct. No. 14F00271)

         v.

VINCENT ANGELO CAICO,

                   Defendant and Appellant.

         This case comes to us pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 436 (Wende).
Having reviewed the record as required by Wende, we affirm the judgment but order an
amendment of the abstract of judgment, as we shall explain.
         We provide the following brief description of the facts and procedural history of
the case. (See People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal. 4th 106, 110, 124.)
                        FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
         An amended consolidated felony complaint filed in March 2014 charged
defendant Vincent Angelo Caico and a codefendant with two counts of second degree

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robbery (counts 1 & 2; Pen. Code, § 211).1 As to both counts, the complaint alleged that
defendant personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, a knife (§ 12022,
subd. (b)(1)).
        In September 2014, defendant pleaded no contest to count 1, in return for the
dismissal of count 2 (with a Harvey2 waiver as to victim restitution) and the personal use
of a deadly and dangerous weapon allegations, and a low-term state prison sentence of
two years. With the concurrence of defendant and his counsel, the prosecutor recited the
factual basis for the plea as follows: “On or about January 8th, 2014[,] in the County of
Sacramento, this defendant . . . did commit a felony; namely, a violation of Section 211
of the Penal Code[,] in that this defendant did unlawfully and by means of force and fear
take the personal property from the Radio Shack and a Richard Lopez in Sacramento
County. [¶] Specifically, he was with . . . another individual inside that Radio Shack,
was masked and armed with a knife, came into that Radio Shack while they were closing
around 9:00 p.m., took approximately 60 cell phones. [¶] One of the cell phones had a
GPS tracking device that tracked the movements once they got out in the car outside of
that shop and eventually once they ditched the car . . . . [¶] Some of his personal
property was found in the get-away car.”
        In December 2014, the trial court imposed the previously agreed two-year state
prison sentence. The court awarded defendant 369 days of presentence custody credit
(321 actual days and 48 conduct days). The court imposed a $300 restitution fine
(§ 1202.4, subd. (b)), a $300 suspended parole revocation restitution fine (§ 1202.45),
and a $40 court security fee (§ 1465.8). The court expressly waived all other fines and

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code in effect at the time of the
charged offenses.
2   People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal. 3d 754.

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fees. Lastly, the court ordered victim restitution in the amount of $811.29 to Radio
Shack, payable jointly and severally with the codefendant (§ 1202.4, subd. (f)).
                                    WENDE REVIEW
       We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening
brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests this court to review the record and
determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (Wende, supra, 25 Cal. 3d
436.) Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a supplemental brief within
30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. More than 30 days elapsed, and we
received no communication from defendant. Having undertaken an examination of the
entire record, we find no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable
to defendant.
       We must remand the matter to the trial court, however, for correction of the
abstract of judgment. First, the abstract fails to show the $811.29 victim restitution to
Radio Shack ordered by the court, instead erroneously stating that such restitution
remained to be determined. Second, the abstract states that a $30 criminal conviction
assessment (Gov. Code, § 70373) was ordered, despite the court’s oral statement that it
waived all fines and fees other than those it specifically ordered at sentencing.
       “Where there is a discrepancy between the oral pronouncement of judgment and
the minute order or the abstract of judgment, the oral pronouncement controls.
[Citations.]” (People v. Zackery (2007) 147 Cal. App. 4th 380, 385.) The abstract of
judgment may not add to or modify the judgment. (Id. at p. 389.) This rule applies even
to mandatory fines and fees, such as the criminal conviction assessment under
Government Code section 70373. (Ibid.) Because the trial court stated that it was
waiving all fines and fees other than those it expressly imposed, the abstract of judgment
could not properly add any fines or fees to the judgment.

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                                    DISPOSITION
      The judgment is affirmed. The matter is remanded to the trial court with
directions to prepare an amended abstract of judgment that includes the $811.29 victim
restitution ordered by the court and omits the $30 criminal conviction assessment under
Government Code section 70373, and to forward a certified copy of the amended abstract
of judgment to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

                                                      MURRAY               , J.

We concur:

      HULL                 , Acting P. J.

      RENNER               , J.

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