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People v. Cortez

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 10, 2010No. G042891PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BEDSWORTH, J.

Octavio Reyes Cortez pleaded guilty to six counts of committing lewd acts upon a child (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a)), but appeals from the portion of his sentence which imposes a $30 “court facilities” fee on each of his six convictions. The fees were imposed pursuant to Government Code section 70373 (section 70373), and Cortez contends they are inappropriate in this case because (1) the statute authorizes them only for criminal convictions stemming from violations of the Vehicle Code or local ordinances authorized by the Vehicle Code, and (2) section 70373 was enacted…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. AveryCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  2. People v. AlfordCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
  3. People v. HighCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
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  5. Squaw Valley Ski Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992

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3Cited by7 opinions

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