Truman

This case involves two appeals from judgments of imprisonment imposed against appellant Charles Wallace Truman in two separate cases. In case No. A921223, appellant was sentenced to 15 years to life with possibility of parole together with 8 years of enhancements after a jury convicted him of second degree murder with personal use of a knife while on bail. The court also found to be true the allegation that he had suffered a prior conviction. In case No. A911027, appellant was sentenced to eight years in prison (concurrent with the sentence imposed in case No. A921223) after he pled guilty to one count of burglary with personal use of a handgun. Appellant contends both convictions must be reversed.

In case No. A911027, appellant contends that his plea of guilty is invalid because he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to counsel and that it is void because the court incorrectly promised him that he could appeal the denial of his motion pursuant to Penal Code section 995 to set aside the information.

In case No. A921223, appellant contends that his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to testimony that he used $2 million worth of cocaine from…