Legal Opinion
People v. Thurman
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 21, 2007No. E040720PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McKINSTER, Acting P. J.
Defendant Nicholas E. Thurman appeals from a judgment entered, in part, after a guilty plea. He asserts that the issues he seeks to raise are cognizable on appeal, despite his failure to obtain a certificate of probable cause, because the trial court assured him that he could do so. We conclude that the issues either lack merit or would not be cognizable on appeal even if a certificate of probable cause had been issued, or both. We also reject defendant’s contention that an attorney who was appointed by the trial court to investigate possible grounds for a motion…
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