People v. Maultsby

Opinion

CHIN, J.

Under Penal Code 1 section 1237.5, a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere generally may not appeal his felony conviction without obtaining a certificate of probable cause. In this case, defendant was convicted by a jury of a petty theft offense, but admitted a prior felony conviction. He appealed only his admission of the prior conviction. We must determine whether section 1237.5 applies under these circumstances. Relying on its recent decision in People v. Fulton (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th 1230, 1237 [102 Cal.Rptr.3d 229] (Fulton), the Court of Appeal here concluded that…