California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Musella, E074250 (Cal. App. 2020):
After defendant appealed, and upon his request, this court appointed counsel to represent him. Counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 setting forth a statement of the case, a summary of the facts, and potential arguable issues, and requesting this court to undertake a review of the entire record. Pursuant to Anders, counsel identified the following issue to assist the court in its search of the record for error: "Did the trial court err and abuse its discretion by finding a factual basis for appellant's no contest plea to count 1 in violation of [Penal Code] section 954, subdivision (a), where the complaint alleged the crime on or about August 18, 2019, but the police reports showed that the crime occurred on or about February 26, 2019? (See Pen. Code 1192.5 [when trial
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