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Filed 12/4/15 P. v. Raya 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,

                   Plaintiff and Respondent,                                                 C076859

         v.                                                                      (Super. Ct. No. 13F04018)

MICAEL A. RAYA,

                   Defendant and Appellant.

         Appointed counsel for defendant Micael A. Raya asked this court to review the
record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende
(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) Finding no arguable error that would result in a
disposition more favorable to defendant, we affirm the judgment. 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.)
         Defendant was charged with two counts of inflicting corporal injury resulting in a
traumatic condition on the parent of his child or children (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a);

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counts 1 and 2),1 and as to both counts it was alleged defendant had a prior domestic
violence conviction within the meaning of section 273.5, subdivision (e)(1). Defendant
was also charged with vandalism resulting in damage in an amount exceeding $400
(§ 594, subd. (a); count 3). It was further alleged defendant had a prior serious or violent
felony conviction within the meaning of section 1192.7, subdivision (c).
       Defendant pleaded no contest to count 1 and admitted a prior strike in exchange
for a sentence of four years in state prison and a dismissal of the other charges. The
following factual basis for the plea was submitted to the trial court: “On June 22, 2013,
. . . defendant was living with his girlfriend at the time and he began to argue with her
and he put a -- he had a cigarette in his hand which he put on or near her face, which
caused a burn to her face on her cheek.”
       The court found a factual basis for the plea, dismissed the balance of the charges,
and sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of four years in state prison pursuant to the
terms of the plea. The trial court also awarded defendant 744 days of presentence
custody credit (372 days of actual credit and 372 days of conduct credit), ordered him to
pay a restitution fine of $400 (§ 1202.4), ordered and stayed a parole revocation
restitution fine (§ 1202.45),2 imposed a $40 court operations assessment and a $30
criminal conviction assessment, and ordered restitution for the victim.

1      Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
2       The record reflects that in the oral pronouncement of judgment and sentencing, the
trial court imposed and stayed a parole revocation fine of $500. While the oral
pronouncement of judgment generally controls when there is a discrepancy between it
and the clerk’s minutes (People v. Urke (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 766, 779), the reporter’s
transcript does not automatically control. Where a record is in conflict and cannot be
harmonized, the part of the record that prevails is the one entitled to greater credence,
which is a factually dependent determination. (People v. Smith (1983) 33 Cal.3d 596,
599.) Here, the reporter’s transcript indicates the fine was imposed in the amount of
$500; however, the clerk’s minutes and the abstract of judgment both reflect the amount
of the fine is $400, which is the amount of the restitution fine. As the parole revocation

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       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.
                                       DISPOSITION
       The judgment is affirmed.

                                                                /s/
                                                   HOCH, J.

We concur:

        /s/
NICHOLSON, Acting P. J.

             /s/
BUTZ, J.

fine must be imposed in the same amount as the restitution fine (§ 1202.45, subd. (a)), we
conclude the clerk’s minutes and abstract of judgment are a more credible
memorialization of the proceedings than the reporter’s transcript, which we view as
containing a clerical error in the transcribed amount of the parole revocation fine. (See
In re Candelario (1970) 3 Cal.3d 702, 705 [appellate court has inherent power to correct
clerical errors].) Since the abstract of judgment accurately states this fine, no correction
is required.

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