P. v. Sippel CA6
Defendant Morgan Charles Sippel pleaded no contest to second degree burglary (Pen. Code, §§ 459, 460, subd. (b)) and prowling (Pen. Code, § 647, subd. (i)). The trial court placed defendant on probation and ordered him to pay various fees and fines, including a $129.75 criminal justice administration fee (“booking fee”).
On appeal, defendant challenges the trial court’s imposition of the booking fee, contending he lacked the ability to pay the fee and that there was no evidence of the actual cost of booking him into jail. Defendant also contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object on the ground that there was no evidence of the actual cost of his booking. For reasons that we will explain, we will affirm the order of probation.
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