P. v. Gonzalez
Defendant appeals a judgment following his guilty plea. On appeal, defendant asserts he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel during a critical stage in the proceedings, because the trial court erred in failing to appoint new counsel to investigate the validity of a motion to withdraw the plea and/or present such a motion. In addition, defendant argues his counsel had an irreconcilable conflict of interest, and that the trial court erred in ordering him to pay a court security fee pursuant to Penal Code section 1465.8. Court found the imposition of the security fee was improper, and modified the judgment accordingly.
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