People v. Bradford CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant and defendant Raymond Bradford, a state prison inmate, was sentenced to two years after being convicted of battery upon correctional officers. On appeal, he contends the court improperly imposed a restitution fine and other fees without determining his ability to pay those amounts in violation of People v. Dueñas (2019) 30 Cal.App.5th 1157 (Dueñas). We affirm.

FACTS

On April 11 and 12, 2019, defendant was inside his prison cell and threw fecal matter at two different correctional officers.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On December 13, 2019, a complaint was filed in the Superior Court of Kings County charging defendant with counts 1 and 2, felony battery by a prisoner on a nonconfined person (Pen. Code, § 4501.5)1, with three prior strike convictions. Plea On March 25, 2020, the court arraigned defendant on the complaint and granted his motion to represent himself pursuant to Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806.2 The court stated defendant’s “out date” was 2027, and the prosecution had offered an aggregate term of two years for both counts. Thereafter, defendant waived a preliminary hearing and pleaded no contest to both felony counts, and the court…