Is a defendant entitled to review the issue of guilt or innocence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Aguilar, A117108 (Cal. App. 12/6/2007), A117108 (Cal. App. 2007):
By pleading guilty defendant admitted the sufficiency of the evidence establishing the crime, and therefore he is not entitled to review of any issue involving guilt or innocence. (People v. Hunter (2002) 100 Cal.App.4th 37, 42.)
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