P. v. Turturici
Appellant pled no contest to one count of willfully and intentionally using the contractors license of another, with intent to defraud, under Business & Professions Code section 7027.3. In sentencing appellant, the trial court imposed a court security fee of $20 under Penal Code section 1465.8. On appeal, appellant contends that the imposition of the court security fee violated constitutional prohibitions against retroactive and ex post facto application of statutes. Court modify the lower courts judgment to strike the court security fee under section 1465.8 and, as so modified, affirm.
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