People v. Loeffler CA4/1

DISCUSSION

Loeffler’s appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders, supra, 386 U.S. 738, setting forth a statement of the case and statement of facts, urging no grounds for reversal of the judgment, and asking this court to independently review the record for error. Counsel identified the following issue pursuant to Anders to assist the court in conducting our independent review of the record: Did the trial court err in issuing a protective order for an alleged victim against whom Loeffler was not convicted of a crime?

Loeffler’s request to seal records on appeal is denied. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.46, subds. (a), (c).)

All further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 We offered Loeffler the opportunity to file a supplemental brief on his

own behalf. He submitted a brief contending he is entitled to an Alford3 plea, which allows a defendant to plead guilty to take advantage of a plea bargain while still asserting his or her innocence. This contention, however, concerns the validity of Loeffler’s plea, which we cannot consider absent a certificate of probable cause. (§ 1237.5; Cal. Rules of…