P. v. Wall CA3
When the trial court sentenced defendant Allen Steven Wall, Jr., to three years in state prison, the trial court also imposed various costs and explained that some of those costs would “be collected by” California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (CDCR). In a November 2020 postjudgment motion, defendant challenged (what he characterizes as) the trial court’s “order” that CDCR collect costs as violative of equal protection principles, because -- as a “criminal judgment debtor” -- defendant was not afforded the state law protections limiting wage garnishment that civil judgment debtors receive. The trial court summarily denied defendant’s motion. On appeal, defendant renews his constitutional challenge. We dismiss this claim as moot because defendant has been paroled, and therefore is no longer subject to CDCR collection of any prison wages.
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