P.
P. v. Soto CA6
Opinion
Opinion
Elia, J.
Facts and Proceedings Below On February 17, 2012, the Monterey County District Attorney filed an amended information in which appellant was charged with pimping a minor over the age of
1 All unspecified statutory references are to the Penal Code. (§ 226h, subd. (b)(1), count one), battery (§ 242, count two), conspiracy to commit the crime of possessing or disseminating obscene material depicting a minor (§§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 311.2 subd. (b), count three) and battery on a spouse or cohabitant (§ 243, subd. (e), count four). All the crimes were alleged to have occurred on or about September 1, 2011, through September 29, 2011. Subsequently, on March 22, 2012, in open court, the prosecutor moved to amend the charging document to add one count of abusing or endangering the health of a child (§ 273a, subd. (a), count five) and one count of possessing or controlling materials depicting a minor engaging in sexual conduct or simulated sexual conduct (§ 311.11, subd. (a), count six). Appellant moved to withdraw her plea of not guilty. She entered into a plea agreement under the terms of which she agreed to plead no contest to counts five and six in exchange for a promised disposition…