P. v. Navarro
Anthony Navarro, also known as Anthony Spencer, appeals from the judgment following his guilty plea to 24 charges, including theft from an elderly adult; forgery; money laundering; grand theft; filing a false or forged instrument; making a false financial statement; obtaining money, labor or property by false pretenses; making, drawing or passing a check with insufficient funds; and identity theft. (Pen. Code, 368, subd. (d); 470, subds. (a), (b); 186.10, subd. (a); 487, subd. (a); 115, subd. (a), 532a, subd. (1); 532, subd. (a); 476a, subd. (a); 530.5, subd. (a).) Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, the court sentenced appellant to 15 years in state prison. Appellant contends that the trial court (1) violated his right to counsel by refusing to allow him to discharge the attorney who represented him when he pleaded guilty and appointing conflict counsel regarding a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and (2) acted without jurisdiction by resentencing him after he filed his notice of appeal. Court hold that the failure to allow appellant to discharge retained counsel was error requiring conditional reversal.
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