P. v. Burton CA2/1
In 1998, Jason William Burton (Burton) shot and wounded a stranger without any provocation and tried to shoot another stranger. Facing the prospect of 75 years to life in prison, Burton agreed during trial to plead no contest to one count of attempted murder and admit a firearm enhancement in exchange for a sentence of 30 years to life in state prison.
In 2018, 19 years after being sentenced, Burton filed a motion to withdraw his plea on the ground that he agreed in 1999 to serve a sentence of 30 years, not 30 years to life. The trial court denied Burton’s motion and this appeal followed.
We have reviewed the record, the briefing by Burton’s appointed appellate counsel, and the supplemental briefing submitted by Burton himself. We affirm the judgment.
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