P. v. Polston CA5
Ashley Jayleen Polston entered into a plea agreement in which she agreed to plead guilty (or no contest) to one count of child abuse and admit a great bodily injury enhancement. The maximum prison term to which she could have been sentenced was five years. Before sentencing, Polston moved to withdraw her plea. The trial court denied her motion and sentenced her to the agreed-upon term.
Polston appeals asserting numerous arguments in an attempt to convince this court she should be allowed to withdraw her plea. As we shall explain, we reject each of these arguments and affirm the judgment.
Appellate counsel has also filed a request to expand her appointment and obtain additional funds in an attempt to establish Polston is factually innocent. We deny this request because Polston pled guilty to the charge, and did so freely, voluntarily, and knowingly.
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