People v. Mathews CA2/2
B337529
Cal. Ct. App.
Jan 8, 2026
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Filed 1/8/26 P. v. Mathews CA2/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                         SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                        DIVISION TWO
 THE PEOPLE,                                                        B337529

           Plaintiff and Respondent,                                (Los Angeles County
                                                                    Super. Ct. No.
           v.                                                       BA502927)

 JAMOR JACOB MATHEWS,

           Defendant and Appellant.


      APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los
Angeles County, Shelly B. Torrealba, Judge. Affirmed as
modified.
      Sharon Fleming, under appointment by the Court of
Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
      Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland and
Susan Sullivan Pithey, Assistant Attorneys General, Noah P. Hill
and Heidi Salerno, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and
Respondent.

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        Jamor Jacob Mathews appeals from a judgment, arguing
that the trial court improperly imposed a domestic violence fee.
We agree and strike the fee but otherwise affirm the judgment.
                          BACKGROUND
        On September 1, 2022, appellant pleaded no contest to
second degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211)1 and injuring a
girlfriend (§ 273.5, subd. (a)) and admitted a prior strike
conviction (§ 1170.12).
        On April 22, 2024, the trial court sentenced appellant to
eight years in state prison and denied probation. The court
imposed various fines and fees, all of which it stayed, except for a
domestic violence fee of $500 under section 1203.097, subdivision
(a)(5).
                            DISCUSSION
        Appellant is correct that the trial court erred in imposing a
$500 domestic violence fee because that fee is only authorized
when a defendant is “granted probation.” (§ 1203.097, subd. (a) &
(a)(5)(A).)2 Respondent agrees.
                           DISPOSITION
        The $500 domestic violence fee is stricken. The judgment is
affirmed in all other respects. The trial court is directed to
prepare an amended abstract of judgment and to forward a




      1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

      2 Section 1203.097 provides in relevant part:       “(a) If a
person is granted probation for a crime in which the victim is a
person defined in Section 6211 of the Family Code, the terms of
probation shall include all of the following” [¶] . . . [¶] (5)(A) A
minimum payment by the defendant of a fee of [$500] . . . .”



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                                     LUI, P. J.

We concur:




      RICHARDSON, J.




      SIGGINS, J.*




      * Retired Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, First
Appellate District, Division Three, assigned by the Chief Justice
pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.




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