California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barragan, B299822 (Cal. App. 2020):
Defendant argues that pursuant to People v. Dueas (2019) 30 Cal.App.5th 1157 (Dueas), the trial court violated his constitutional rights by imposing various fines and assessments without first determining whether he had the ability to pay them. A growing number of courts of appeal have questioned the correctness of the newly announced constitutional principle enunciated in Dueas, including this division, and the question is
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