P. v. McNeal
On March 16, 2007, an information was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court charging appellant Samantha McNeal (McNeal) with one count of grand theft in violation of Penal Code section 487, subdivision (a)[1](count 1) and two counts of attempt to file a false or forged instrument, in violation of section 115, subdivision (a) (Counts 2 and 3). On December 7, 2007, the trial court granted the Peoples motion to amend the information to allege count 1 as a misdemeanor, pursuant to section 17, subdivision (b)(4). McNeal then withdrew her initial plea of not guilty and entered a plea of nolo contendere to the first count of the information. The trial court found McNeal guilty of count 1 and dismissed counts 2 and 3 in furtherance of justice pursuant to section 1385.
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