When a defendant enters a plea of guilty or no contest, can she challenge the validity of the plea on appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Floyd, C053119 (Cal. App. 5/31/2007), C053119 (Cal. App. 2007):
When a defendant enters a plea of guilty or no contest, she may not challenge the validity of the plea on appeal unless she "has sought, and the trial court has issued, a certificate of probable cause `showing reasonable constitutional, jurisdictional, or other grounds going to the legality of the proceedings.'" (People v. Emery (2006) 140 Cal.App.4th 560, 562; see Pen. Code, 1237.5.)
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