Aguilar
People v. Aguilar
Opinion
Opinion
Werdegar, J.
As in the companion case of People v. Trujillo (2015) 60 Cal.4th 850 [ 182 Cal.Rptr.3d 143 , 340 P.3d 371 ] (Trujillo), we consider whether the appellate forfeiture rule applies to challenges to fees imposed at sentencing, here, probation-related costs and an order for reimbursement of the fees paid to appointed trial counsel under sections 1203.1b and 987.8 of the Penal Code, respectively. We hold that defendant’s failure to challenge the fees in the trial court precludes him from doing so on appeal.
Factual and Procedural Background
A jury convicted defendant of one count of corporal injury on a spouse (§ 273.5, subd. (a)) and, in a bifurcated proceeding, the court found he had suffered a prior conviction of battery within seven years (§ 243; former §273.5, subd. (e), now subd. (f)). At the sentencing hearing, the court suspended imposition of sentence and placed defendant on formal probation for three years on various conditions. Without objection, the court also imposed various fines and fees as recommended in the presentence investigation report, including a fee of $176 for the report; the cost, “not to exceed $75/month,” of probation supervision (§ 1203.1b); and a…