California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Granados, B257627 (Cal. App. 2020):
6. In so concluding, we note that appellant "points to no evidence in the record supporting his [present or future] inability to pay." (People v. Gamache (2010) 48 Cal.4th 347, 409.) And, the fact that appellant is represented by court-appointed counsel does not aid his claim on appeal. (See, e.g., People v. Douglas (1995) 39 Cal.App.4th 1385, 1397 ["a defendant may lack the 'ability to pay' the costs of court-appointed counsel yet have the 'ability to pay' a restitution fine"].)
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