P. v. Foster CA1/4
Adrian Foster appeals from a guilty verdict of felony possession of ammunition by a felon, among other charges, and from a prison sentence that included an on-bail enhancement. He presents three arguments: that he did not forfeit his right to appeal a suppression motion by failing to renew the motion in superior court after it was denied at his preliminary hearing; that even if there was a forfeiture, he may nonetheless appeal the denial of the suppression motion because his counsel provided ineffective assistance; and that the on-bail enhancement should be stricken because the trial court failed to obtain a personal admission from him and instead relied on his counsel’s statements that he intended to admit the enhancement. We find the Fourth Amendment issue was forfeited, but Foster was not denied effective assistance of counsel because the suppression motion was not meritorious.
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