People v. Solwa CA4/3

FACTS

In 2017, Solwa was involved in an altercation with his then girlfriend, whose body struck a bench resulting in a fractured rib. In 2018, he was charged in a criminal complaint with domestic battery resulting in corporal injury (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)) and, as a sentencing enhancement, inflicting great bodily injury in the commission of the battery (Pen. Code, § 12022.7, subd. (e)). After the trial court issued a warrant for Solwa’s arrest, he appeared in court and pleaded not guilty. In 2020, Assembly Bill No. 1869 (2019-2020 Reg. Sess.) (Stats. 2020, ch. 92) (AB 1869) was enacted. Relevant to Solwa’s contentions in this appeal, the bill restructured rules for fees that could be imposed on convicted defendants to reimburse costs for “booking or otherwise processing” the defendants, pursuant to former Government Code section 29550, subdivision (c). (Stats. 2020, ch. 92, §§ 22-25.) Relevant here, the bill also established that after June 2021, any portion of a judgment containing an unpaid balance for a previously imposed booking fee should be vacated. (Gov. Code, § 6111, subd. (a).) In February 2021, the jury found Solwa not guilty of the charged felony but convicted…