People v. Arocha CA2/5

Filed 9/9/24 P. v. Arocha CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE, B332948

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. A989460) v.

RUDY AROCHA,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Ray G. Jurado, Judge. Dismissed. Verna Wefald, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance by Plaintiff and Respondent. In 1989, defendant and appellant Rudy Arocha (defendant) was convicted by guilty plea of second degree murder and robbery. During the plea colloquy, defendant (and his attorney) accepted this statement by the prosecutor as the factual basis for defendant’s plea: “It is our understanding in this…