Can a defendant obtain probation costs or attorney fees as a condition of probation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Goodson, C079219 (Cal. App. 2017):
That neither attorney fees nor probation costs can be made a condition of probation is well-established law. (See People v. Hart, supra, 65 Cal.App.4th at p. 907.) We presume the trial court knows the law and ordered all fees and assessments appropriately; it is defendant's burden to establish otherwise. (Evid. Code, 664; People v. Sullivan (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 524, 549.)
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