Does the abstract of judgment need to be corrected to reflect the intended sentence?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Key, D075816 (Cal. App. 2020):

6. The Attorney General agrees the abstract of judgment must be corrected but contends it should reflect "the trial court's intended sentence." We reject this claim where, as here, the trial court in its oral pronouncement did not impose any restitution fines and the prosecutor did not object at sentencing. (See People v. Tillman (2000) 22 Cal.4th 300, 303 [People's failure to object to trial court's omission of restitution fine waives People's right to request amendment of judgment to add fines].)

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