Namphonh

People v. Namphonh

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188 Cal. Rptr. 3d 444·2015 Cal. App. LEXIS 504·237 Cal. App. 4th 704
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 11, 2015C075331California1,092 words

Opinion

Opinion

Hoch, J.

A jury found defendant Danny Vovann Namphonh guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 — -his half sister. (Pen. Code, § 288.5, subd. (a).) The 23-year-old defendant was sentenced to serve 12 years in prison, and is subject to a 20-year six-month parole period following his incarceration. The trial court also ordered defendant to pay a restitution fine of $280, an administrative surcharge of $28, a parole revocation fine of $280 (suspended), a conviction assessment of $30, a court security fee of $40, a sex offender registration fine of $300, a booking fee of $196, and victim restitution in an undetermined amount. In addition, defendant was ordered to reimburse the Stockton Police Department for the victim’s medical examination in the amount of $1,850.

Defendant raises only one contention on appeal: that the trial court abused its discretion in ordering him to pay for the victim’s medical examination pursuant to section 1203.lh, subdivision (b), because there is no evidence he is able to pay. We conclude the trial court jproperly exercised its discretion in determining defendant’s ability to pay under section 1203.lh, subdivision (b). We affirm the…

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