P. v. Jones CA1/4
Defendant Allen Jones appeals from a restitution order following his guilty plea to grand theft of property, in violation of Penal Code section 487, subdivision (c). The trial court ordered defendant to pay $1,600 in victim restitution plus annual interest of 10 percent and an administrative fee of up to 15 percent of the unpaid obligation. Defendant raises two issues on appeal. First, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering restitution in an amount that exceeded the value of the property damaged by his criminal conduct. Second, he argues that recently-enacted legislation requires us to strike the portion of the trial court’s judgment imposing interest and administrative fees. Respondent concedes the second issue, and we accept the concession. However, we reject defendant’s contention that the trial court abused its discretion in calculating the restitution amount. Accordingly, we strike the interest and administrative fees and remand for further proceedi
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