Does the abstract of judgment need to be amended because it states that defendant was convicted following a guilty plea?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Harris, B267248 (Cal. App. 2017):
In addition, the abstract of judgment must be amended because it states that defendant was convicted following a guilty plea. There is no dispute defendant was convicted by a jury at trial, and the abstract of judgment should so reflect. (People v. Mitchell (2001) 26 Cal.4th 181, 185 [trial and appellate courts may correct clerical errors in records "so as to make these records reflect the true facts"].)
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