Can a defendant appeal from a judgment of conviction after a plea of no contest or guilty?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Watkins, A147652 (Cal. App. 2017):
Penal Code section 1237.5 generally precludes an appeal from a judgment of conviction after a plea of no contest or guilty unless the defendant has applied for, and the trial court has granted, a certificate of probable cause. There are two exceptions: (1) a challenge to a search and seizure ruling, as to which an appeal is proper under Penal Code section 1538.5, subdivision (m); and (2) post-plea sentencing issues. (People v.
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