Legal Opinion
People v. Maldonado
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 16, 2009No. H031506PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McADAMS, J.—
INTRODUCTION
A jury convicted defendant of possessing methamphetamine for sale, a felony, and being under the influence of methamphetamine, a misdemeanor. (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11378, 11550, subd. (a).) Defendant admitted that he had three prior convictions for being under the influence of, or using, a controlled substance. The court placed defendant on probation for three years.
On appeal, defendant contends (1) the trial court had no jurisdiction to try him because the district attorney failed to file an information; (2) defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance of…
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