P. v. Ceja
Bismarck Ceja appeals from an order after judgment denying the appointment of counsel pursuant to Penal Code section 1405.[1] Previously appellant was convicted by jury of four counts of kidnapping to commit robbery (Pen. Code, 209, subd. (b)(1)), three counts of forcible rape (Pen. Code, 261, subd. (a)(2)), and one count of penetration by a foreign object (Pen. Code, 289, subd. (a)(1)). Appellant was sentenced to 150 years to life plus four consecutive life terms in state prison. The convictions related to four separate sexual assaults against four female victims and his convictions and sentence were affirmed by this court in an opinion filed March 7, 2003 in case number B157257. Relative to appellants claim pursuant to Penal Code section 1405, the record establishes that on October 14, 2003, Gigi Gordon and the Post Conviction Assistance Center were appointed to determine whether a motion and application for post conviction DNA testing should be filed and to file such motions if counsel deemed them to be meritorious. The order is affirmed.
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