P. v. Christian CA6
Defendant Eva Symone Christian pleaded no contest to possessing a loaded firearm while under the influence of cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11550, subd. (e)) and carrying a loaded firearm in public (Pen. Code, § 25850, subd. (a)). After the trial court denied her motion to withdraw her pleas, the court placed defendant on probation with various terms and conditions, including that she serve 180 days in county jail.
On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred, in connection with her motion to withdraw her pleas, by refusing to allow expert testimony regarding human trafficking and its effects on her. She argues that the expert testimony was relevant to her claim that she was unduly coerced into pleading no contest. Defendant seeks a remand for a new hearing on her motion to withdraw her pleas, with the opportunity to present expert testimony at the hearing.
For reasons that we will explain, we will affirm the order of probation.
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