P. v. Dent
Defendant Stuart Forrest Dent pled no contest to attempted first degree murder (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a), 664, subd. (a))[1] and admitted he personally used a firearm ( 12022.53, subd. (b)) and personally inflicted great bodily injury ( 12022.7, subd. (a)). According to the factual basis set forth by the People at the time of defendants plea, the offense stemmed from an incident in which defendant, using a .22-caliber handgun, shot the victim in the face, resulting in extraction of the victims right eye and total blindness. Prior to sentencing, defendant filed a motion to withdraw his plea, which was denied. The trial court sentenced defendant to an indeterminate life term plus a determinate term of 13 years in state prison. Defendant appealed.
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