P. v. Cosey
Convicted of oral copulation with a young minor (Pen. Code, § 288.7) and having served two prior prison terms (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)), defendant Stefan Dwayne Cosey was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. He contends on appeal that the trial court erred in ordering him to pay booking and classification fees (Gov. Code, § 29550.2) without first finding he had the ability to pay those fees. He further contends the People failed to prove the fees were actually incurred. Finally, he argues that he was entitled to a jury determination of both his ability to pay the fees and whether they were actually incurred.
Given the nature of defendant’s claims and the lack of objection below, we dispense with a summary of the facts of defendant’s conviction and proceed directly to our discussion of his claims. As we will explain, we decline to address his first two contentions and disagree with his last. Accordingly, we shall affirm the judgment.
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