People v. Adams CA4/2

DISCUSSION

Defendant appealed and, upon his request, this court appointed counsel to

represent him. Counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979)

25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, setting forth a statement of

the case and a few potential arguable issues: (1) whether the waiver of the right to

appeal, as part of defendant’s plea agreement, was valid; (2) whether defendant’s guilty

plea was constitutionally valid; and (3) whether his counsel was ineffective. Counsel has

also requested this court to undertake a review of the entire record.

All further statutory references will be to the Penal Code, unless otherwise noted.

2 We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, which

he has done. In a handwritten letter, defendant requests this court to modify his sentence.

He asserts that his wife faxed medical evidence to his counsel showing that medication

and beer affected his mental state and judgment at the time of the incident with his wife.

Defendant believes the court would have given him a lesser sentence in view of this

evidence. Thus, he argues that his counsel rendered ineffective…