What is the test for granting jurisdiction to the appellate court when a defendant has expressed an intention to appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mattson, 2d Crim. No. B260082 (Cal. App. 2016):
The People rely on People v. Hernandez (1992) 6 Cal.App.4th 1355, which held that "the trial court's acquiescence in a defendant's expressed intention to appeal is wholly ineffective to confer jurisdiction on the appellate court if the issue proposed to be
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