Velez v. Superior Court CA1/3
Petitioner Conrad Velez was sentenced to consecutive indeterminate sentences of 25 years to life in prison following his no contest plea to two counts of murder. The trial court denied his request for a certificate of probable cause. Velez filed a petition for a writ of mandate in this court seeking an order directing the superior court to issue the certificate. He also appealed the judgment, and the record of the proceedings and opening brief have been filed. Where necessary, we have reviewed the record in Velez’s appeal for facts material to the disposition of this petition for mandate.
We requested opposition and notified the parties pursuant to Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners (1984) 36 Cal.3d 171, 180 that, if warranted in the circumstances, we would issue a peremptory writ in the first instance. We do so.
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