California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Baek, G054812 (Cal. App. 2018):
"'[A] court has the inherent power to correct clerical errors in its records so as to make these records reflect the true facts. [Citations.] The power exists independently of statute and may be exercised in criminal as well as in civil cases. [Citation.]'" (People v. Mitchell (2001) 26 Cal.4th 181, 185.) Such clerical errors may be corrected at any time. (Ibid.) Clerical errors include inadvertent errors made by the court which cannot reasonably be attributed to the exercise of judicial consideration or discretion. (People v. Davidson (2008) 159 Cal.App.4th 205, 210.)
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