People v. Griffin

Opinion

THE COURT *

Appellant was convicted on his guilty plea entered in superior court to one count of petty theft with a prior conviction of petty theft (Pen. Code, § 666). The offense giving rise to the charge was the theft of three cartons of cigarettes, having a value of $26, from a Save-Mart store in Exeter, California. Appellant was sentenced to the middle term of two years in prison and was ordered to pay a restitution fine of $2,000 pursuant to Government Code section 13967.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in imposing the restitution fine.…