Can a defendant who was represented by a court-appointed counsel at trial avoid paying the court-ordered fines?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Slater, B290117 (Cal. App. 2019):
4. In so concluding, we note that defendant offers no legal authority in support of his suggestion that because he was represented by appointed counsel at trial, he necessarily cannot afford to pay the court-ordered fines. In fact, the law holds otherwise. (See, e.g., People v. Douglas (1995) 39 Cal.App.4th 1385, 1397 ["a defendant may lack the 'ability to pay' the costs of court-appointed counsel yet have the 'ability to pay' a restitution fine"].)
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