Can a judge correct an unauthorized sentence without remand?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Martinez, D062309 (Cal. App. 2013):
assessment. We shall direct the court to modify the abstract of judgment accordingly. (People v. Smith (2001) 24 Cal.4th 849, 854 [appellate court may correct an unauthorized sentence without remand].)
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