Can a change of venue motion be successfully challenged by a defendant who waives a no contest plea?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ackelbein, A132997 (Cal. App. 2012):
us, it is meritless. (People v. Krotter (1984) 162 Cal.App.3d 643, 648 [due process challenge to denial of change of venue motion was waived by no contest plea].)
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