Penal Code section 987.8 provides that following a hearing, the trial court may make a determination of a defendants ability to pay attorneys fees for legal services provided, and that the court may hold one such additional hearing within six months of the conclusion of the criminal proceedings. The court interpreted the statute to not limit the authority of an appellate court to remand a case for correction of an error in failing to give a defendant the notice and hearing required by the statute, even though more than six months has passed since sentencing.
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