What is the test for pleading guilty in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jenkins, 23 Cal.App.4th 774, 28 Cal.Rptr.2d 576 (Cal. App. 1994):
"The defendant may plead guilty to all charges and when he does so all that remains is the pronouncement of judgment and sentencing. There is no requirement that the prosecutor consent to a guilty plea. [Citation.]" (People v. Superior Court (Smith) (1978) 82 Cal.App.3d 909, 915, 147 Cal.Rptr. 554.)
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