People v. Melton

Opinion

THE COURT. *

These appeals by codefendants Ronald David Melton and Sheri McAllister present but a single question for determination: the effect of the trial court’s failure to advise them, at the time they pleaded guilty, that such a plea would subject them to a virtually mandatory restitution fine. We determine that defendants are entitled to no relief and affirm the judgment.

Due to the nature of the issue presented, no detailed recitation of the facts is required. It suffices to say that each defendant pleaded guilty to a variety of charges arising out of a series of armed robberies;…