People v. Leaea CA1/1

I. BACKGROUND

In February 2019, Leaea was charged by information with felony assault with a deadly weapon. (§ 245, subd. (a)(1).) The information alleged that in the commission of the assault, she personally inflicted great bodily injury, causing the offense to become a serious felony. (§§ 1192.7, subd. (c)(8), 12022.7, subd. (a).) The information further alleged that Leaea was previously convicted of felony grand theft of personal property. (§ 487, subd. (a).) In October 2019, Leaea pleaded no contest to the assault with a deadly weapon count as charged. Prior to her plea, the trial court informed Leaea that she would have to pay her victim if her victim “has suffered any financial loss as a result of the crime and puts in a claim for it.” At the sentencing hearing on November 13, 2019, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed Leaea on formal probation for five years subject to various terms and conditions, including that she pay $5,428.26 in restitution to the Victim Compensation Board. Effective January 1, 2021, Assembly Bill No. 1950 (2019–2020 Reg. Sess.) (Assembly Bill 1950) amended section 1203.1 to limit periods of felony probation to two years, with…