California Court of Appeal

The Court found that, consistent with ex post facto clauses of the United States and California Constitutions, a $20 court security fee may be imposed on defendants whose crimes were committed prior to its August 17, 2003 effective date.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/20/2004
• Published 07/20/2004

Judges

• TURNER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Jonathan B. Steiner, Los Angeles, and Gary Mandinach, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Jaime L. Fuster, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Chung L. Mar, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.