Woods

BACKGROUND

We take the facts from the first amended complaint, assuming they are true for purposes of this appeal, and from court records of which the trial court took judicial notice. On September 14, 2011, Woods appeared for arraignment in an underlying DUI action, but when his case was not called the court clerk informed him no complaint had been filed, and gave him a document indicating he had properly appeared. On October 5, 2011, Woods was informed that a bench warrant had nevertheless been issued for his arrest due to his failure to appear. He appeared at the warrant hearing the following day and was given a new arraignment date of October 20, 2011. He appeared on that date, pled nolo contendere to DUI, and was sentenced to three years of probation; payment of a fine or performance of community service in lieu thereof; enrollment in an alcohol education and counseling program; and payment of $129 in attorney fees pursuant to Penal Code section 987.8, $120 in court costs, $100 in restitution, and $129 in booking fees. On the advice of a financial evaluator in the Public Defender’s Office, Woods performed community service in lieu of paying some of the fines, but the court’s…