What is a defendant's record of conviction in a criminal case?

file's record of conviction, such as the "complaint, information or indictment filed against the petitioner; the verdict form or factual basis documentation for a negotiated plea; and the abstract of judgment." (Verdugo, at pp. 329-330.) The record of conviction may also include jury instructions and any appellate opinion in the case. (See People v. Lewis (2020) 43 Cal.App.5th 1128, 1138-1139, review granted Mar. 18, 2020, S260598 (Lewis).) Here, the trial court's review of the jury instructions to find the information missing from defendant's petition was tantamount to an express ruling that the petition was in fact deficient on its face.