California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thomas, B299481 (Cal. App. 2020):
general rule [is] that an appeal from an order [or judgment] in a criminal case removes the subject matter of that order [or judgment] from the jurisdiction of the trial court." (Anderson v. Superior Court of Solano County (1967) 66 Cal.2d 863, 865.) Notwithstanding this general rule, defendant contends that "by the terms of section 1237.2, the trial court had concurrent jurisdiction with the court of appeal to address th[is] issue[,]" even after defendant filed his notice of appeal. Section 1237.2 provides, in full: "An appeal may not be taken by the defendant from a judgment of conviction on the ground of an error in the imposition or calculation of fines, penalty assessments, surcharges, fees, or costs unless the defendant first presents the claim in the trial court at the time of sentencing, or if the error is not discovered until after sentencing, the defendant first makes a motion for correction in the trial court, which may be made informally in writing. The trial court retains jurisdiction after a notice of appeal has been filed to correct any error in the imposition or calculation of fines, penalty assessments, surcharges, fees, or costs upon the defendant's request for correction. This section only applies in cases where the erroneous imposition or calculation of fines, penalty assessments, surcharges, fees, or costs are the sole issue on appeal."
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