People v. Walston CA3

BACKGROUND

The substantive facts underlying the convictions are not relevant to the issues raised on appeal and are therefore not recounted here. In early 2020, defendant pled guilty1 to possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm, willfully driving a vehicle on a highway in the direction opposite to lawful traffic during flight from a pursuing peace officer, and resisting an executive officer. The trial court sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of four years. The court also imposed $1,500 in restitution fines (Pen. Code,2 § 1202.4, subd. (b)), a $360 drug program fee (Health & Saf. Code, § 11372.7, subd. (a)), a $120 court operations assessment (§ 1465.8), and a $90 convictions assessment (Gov. Code, § 70373). Defendant did not object to the imposition of the fines, assessments, or the drug program fee. After initiating his appeal, defendant submitted a request to the trial court pursuant to section 1237.2. Defendant requested the trial court stay the restitution fines and strike

Defendant pled guilty to charges from two separate cases and was sentenced on both cases at the same hearing. This appeal concerns both cases. Undesignated…