People v. Gonzalez CA4/1

Filed 10/18/24 P. v. Gonzalez CA4/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE, D082785

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. (Super. Ct. No. SCE412529)

TOMAS GONZALEZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Selena D. Epley, Judge. Affirmed. Richard Jay Moller, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Charles C. Ragland, Assistant Attorney General, Eric A. Swenson and Monique Myers, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

I. INTRODUCTION

Tomas Gonzalez appeals from his four-count child molestation conviction, challenging only the trial court’s imposition of a $10,000 restitution fine. Finding his claim unsupported, we affirm.

II. BACKGROUND

After appellant repeatedly molested his minor stepdaughter, a jury

convicted him of four counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14 (Pen. Code,1 § 288, subd. (a)). The jury also found that Gonzalez had substantial sexual conduct with the victim in one of the counts. The trial court sentenced Gonzalez to prison for 12 years and imposed various fines and assessments, including a $10,000 restitution fine (§ 1202.4,