P. v. Jimenez
On August 18, 2005, a felony complaint charged defendant Jorge Arturo Jimenez with two counts each of aggravated sexual assault on a child (Pen. Code, 269),[1]lewd acts on a child ( 288, subd. (a)), lewd acts on a child by force ( 288, subd. (b)(1)), and continuous sexual abuse of a child ( 288.5). Pursuant to a negotiated plea, defendant pleaded no contest to three counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child[2] and one count of committing a lewd act on a child with force. As agreed, the court dismissed the remaining counts and sentenced defendant to 51 years to life. Defendant contends on appeal (1) that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his post-plea Marsden[3] motion and (2) that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in his attempt to withdraw his no contest plea. Court affirm the judgment.
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