Does the Court have authority to correct a clerical error in the abstract of judgment where the sentence for count 1 of a charge has been stayed pursuant to section 654 of the California Criminal Code?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Castro, E054903 (Cal. App. 2013):
This court has the authority to correct clerical errors at any time. (People v. Mitchell, supra, 26 Cal.4th at pp. 186-187.) The clerk is directed to amend the abstract of judgment to reflect that the sentence for count 1, and the enhancement therefore, were stayed pursuant to section 654.
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