What is the test for obtaining a certificate of probable cause in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. O'Connor, A155367, A155526 (Cal. App. 2019):
certificate of probable cause as provided by section 1237.5.3 Our Supreme Court has explained, "[A] certificate of probable cause is required if the challenge goes to an aspect of the sentence to which the defendant agreed as an integral part of a plea agreement." (People v. Johnson (2009) 47 Cal.4th 668, 678.)4
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