P. v. Sanders CA2/4
Ronald Sanders appeals from a three-year, eight-month sentence following his convictions for identity theft and grand theft of personal property. Appellant represented himself at trial, and his claims on appeal arise from the hearing on his self-representation motion pursuant to Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 (Faretta). Appellant contends his Faretta waiver was invalid, because he was misadvised by the court that his maximum sentence would be three years in prison, rather than three years and eight months. He further contends that the trial court should have inquired further into any alleged conflict of interest between appellant and his appointed counsel before accepting appellant’s Faretta waiver. Finally, he argues, in the alternative, that the doctrine of estoppel mandates that his sentence be reduced to no more than three years in prison. As explained below, we find no reversible error. Additionally, at the request of respondent, we will amend the abstract of ju
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