People v. Motsinger CA4/2

facts, a statement of the case, and identifying one potentially arguable issue: whether the

court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion to withdraw the plea.

Defendant was offered the opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, which

he has done. Defendant contends the court erred in denying his motion to withdraw the

plea because he was coerced into entering it. We affirm.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

By information filed March 25, 2021, the People charged defendant with negligent

discharge of a firearm (Pen. Code, § 246.3, subd. (a), count 1). On April 16, 2021, the

court granted defendant’s request to represent himself in four cases pending against him:

two felony cases and two misdemeanor cases. On May 13, 2021, the People amended the

information to add charges of indecent exposure (Pen. Code, § 314, subd. (1), count 2)

and reckless driving while fleeing a police officer (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a)).

1It appears the amended information incorporated some of the charges against defendant from the other cases.

2 Prior to taking defendant’s plea, the court noted that the plea form contained

slashes where a defendant’s initials would normally…