P. v. Ponce
Raul Ponce entered a negotiated guilty plea to second degree murder (Pen. Code,[1] 187, subd. (a)) and admitted he personally used a knife in the commission of the offense ( 12022, subd. (b)). Under the plea bargain the prosecution agreed to dismiss two special circumstance allegations. The parties stipulated to a prison term of 16 years to life. The trial court sentenced Ponce in accordance with the plea bargain. The trial court denied Ponce's request for a certificate of probable cause.
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