Legal Opinion

People v. Sorenson

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 5, 2005No. H026774PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WALSH, J.

After his suppression motion was denied, a criminal defendant agreed to resolve the felony drunk driving charges against him by a plea that would result in a two-year prison sentence. The defendant said that he understood that among the additional consequences of his plea were: “You can be ordered to pay fines and fees totaling as much as 5,000 dollars.” “You can be ordered to contribute 10,000 dollars to the State Restitution Fund with a required minimum contribution of 200 dollars.” He asked for and received immediate sentencing.

The defendant did not object when the court…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bunnell v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  2. People v. WalkerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  3. People v. ButtramCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  4. People v. McClellanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  5. People v. MartinezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. KnightbentCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  2. People v. WattsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. People v. UffelmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  4. People v. ChavezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
  5. People v. VillalobosCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009

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