P. v. Motsinger CA4/2
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)). Prior to taking defendant’s plea, the court noted that the plea form contained slashes where a defendant’s initials would normally appear. The court stated, “Normally I require initials in the boxes on the right-hand side.” Defendant responded, “Yeah, that’s my mark or sign.” The court replied, “That’s your mark? There’s an ‘X.’ When it’s an ‘X,’ it’s not applicable but that [slash] is, essentially you signifying you understand those paragraph
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