Can a defendant who negotiated a specific sentence in return for a plea of no contest challenge the agreed sentence on appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Matthews, B299606 (Cal. App. 2020):
4. No appeal may be taken by the defendant from a judgment of conviction entered upon a plea of no contest unless the trial court has issued a certificate of probable cause. ( 1237.5.) A defendant who negotiated a specific sentence in return for his plea must obtain a certificate of probable cause in order to challenge the agreed sentence on appeal. (People v. Panizzon (1996) 13 Cal.4th 68, 76.)
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