People v. Castillo CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On February 11, 2020, following a court trial, Castillo was convicted of violating a protective order by violence or threats with prior convictions (Pen. Code, § 166, subd. (c)(4);2 count 1), two counts of misdemeanor battery (§ 242; counts 2 & 3), and misdemeanor vandalism with a prior conviction (§ 594, subd. (b)(2)(B); count 4). On June 10, 2020, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence and placed Castillo on formal probation for three years with various conditions. The probation conditions included direction to pay (among other fines, fees, and assessments) a $350 restitution fine (§ 1202.4, subd. (b)) and “in accordance with his/her ability to pay,” a criminal justice administration fee (former Gov. Code, §§ 29550.1, 29550.2). In addition, the court made further orders for payment of fines, fees, and assessments that were “not conditions of probation.” The additional orders included the imposition and suspension of a $350 probation revocation restitution fine (§ 1202.44) and a direction that Castillo pay probation services fees comprising an $864 probation report preparation fee plus $81 per month for the cost of supervised…