People v. Gayton

Opinion

MOLINARI, P. J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered and the sentence passed thereon following his plea of guilty to a charge of violating Health and Safety Code section 11530 (possession of marijuana). The notice of appeal is accompanied by a certificate of probable cause as prescribed by Penal Code section 1237.5.

Defendant asserts that his guilty plea was invalid because it was fraudulently induced by the prosecutor’s false promise of leniency and that the guilty plea must be set aside because the record discloses that he did not understand his constitutional rights and because…