P. v. Wood CA5
Defendant Conrad Wood was convicted of five offenses surrounding the kidnapping of and domestic violence toward Jane Doe. He was sentenced to a total term of 12 years’ imprisonment, including an upper term on count 1, and he was ordered to pay restitution and various fines and assessments. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the trial court erred in imposing restitution, fines, and assessments without assessing his ability to pay, (2) his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to imposition of restitution, fines, and assessments on appropriate grounds, (3) his sentence must be vacated and his case remanded for resentencing in light of Senate Bill No. 567’s (2021–2022 Reg. Sess.) (Senate Bill 567) amendments to Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (b); and (4) his sentence must be vacated and the case remanded for the trial court to exercise the discretion newly granted as a result of Assembly Bill No. 518’s (2021–2022 Reg. Sess.)
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