People v. Knox

Opinion

McADAMS, J.

Defendant Melvin Lewis Knox was sentenced to prison following a no contest plea. As part of defendant’s sentence, the court ordered him to pay fines, including a restitution fund fine of $1,200. Defendant challenges the court’s imposition of that fine on appeal. He asserts that the fine was not part of his plea bargain, and he asks us to reduce the fine to the statutory minimum.

We reject defendant’s contentions and we affirm the judgment. As we explain, there is no violation of the plea bargain where, as here, the court properly advises the defendant of the restitution fine…