People v. Jacome CA4/1

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The conviction arises from a guilty plea without an evidentiary hearing. In his change of plea, Jacome admitted that he “unlawfully committed an assault that would likely produce great bodily injury.”

DISCUSSION

As we have noted, appellate counsel has filed a Wende brief and asks the court to review the record for error. To assist the court in its review, and in compliance with Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), counsel has identified the following possible issue that was considered in evaluating the potential merits of this appeal. Whether the record indicates that Jacome was advised of the consequences of pleading guilty and his constitutional rights, and waived those rights, before pleading guilty. In his supplemental brief, Jacome complains about a number of “issues.” His complaints are largely about matters not before us on this record. This is an appeal following a guilty plea which on appeal is not supported by a certificate of probable cause.

2 Jacome alleges he did not get copies of police reports and other discovery material. He complains about the way his counsel handled plea bargaining and asserts counsel was ineffective. He…