People v. Cortez

*2Defendant and appellant Cesar Cortez was charged with possession of methamphetamine ( Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a) ) and possession of a device used for smoking narcotics ( Health & Saf. Code, § 11364, subd. (a) ). Following the denial of his motion to suppress *3evidence ( Pen. Code, § 1538.5 ),1 defendant filled out a form indicating his desire to enter a plea of guilty to the charge of possessing methamphetamine and be placed on the trial court's Deferred Entry of Judgment (DEJ) program (§ 1000 et seq.). The trial court accepted defendant's guilty plea, placed defendant on DEJ, and…