PEOPLE v. DUEÑAS

No. B285645.

30 Cal.App.5th 1157 (2019)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. VELIA DUEÑAS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Seven.

January 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Public Counsel, Kathryn Eidmann , Elizabeth Hadaway , Alisa Hartz , and Mark D. Rosenbaum for Defendant and Appellant.

Clare Pastore ; Michael Kaufman and Devon Porter , for American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, and American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

East Bay Community Law Center, Theresa Zhen and Brandon Greene for A New Way of Life Reentry Project, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, All of Us Or None — Los Angeles, All of Us Or None — San Francisco, Bay Area Legal Aid, California Association of Local Conservation Corps, California Reinvestment Coalition, Californians for Safety and Justice, Civicorps, Community Coalition, Contra Costa County Public Defender, Contra Costa Racial Justice Coalition, Drug Policy Alliance, East Bay Community Law Center, Ella Baker Center, Equal Justice Society, Essie Justice Group, Hillary Blout, Homeboy Industries, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, Legal Services of Northern California, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Root & Rebound and Rubicon Programs as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, A. Howard Matz and Peter A. Goldschmidt for Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco and Western Center of Law and Poverty as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Albert J. Menaster , Head Deputy Public Defender, for Los Angeles County Public Defender as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Michael N. Feuer , City Attorney, Debbie Lew , Assistant City Attorney, and Rolando P. Reyes , Deputy City Attorney, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Jackie Lacey , District Attorney Phyllis C. Asayama and Matthew Brown , Deputy District Attorneys, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

Velia Dueñas, an indigent and homeless mother of young children, pleaded no contest to driving with a suspended license. The trial court placed her on probation, imposed $220 in fees and fines, and ordered that if an outstanding debt remained at the end of her probation, the amount due would go...

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