P. v. Couls
Maxwell Lee Coulson pled guilty to possession of heroin for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11351, 11378.) He also admitted he suffered two prior convictions for drug related offenses. (Heath & Saf. Code, § 11370.2, subd. (c).) He further admitted that he suffered three prior felony convictions for which prison sentences were imposed. (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b).)
The trial court sentenced Coulson to the three year middle term for possession of heroin for sale. The court imposed a consecutive one year sentence for one of the prior prison term enhancements. The court struck the remaining enhancements.
Coulson obtained a certificate of probable cause to appeal from his plea. He stated that his attorney failed to provide him with discovery prior to his plea, and that he was under duress to plead when he was not guilty of the charge.
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