People v. Loya
Annotate this CaseDefendant had contemplated a plea agreement negotiated with the prosecution for a principal four-year prison term that involved disposition of both cases at issue. Without stating any reason why defendant could not enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGI), and after defendant indicated his desire to take the plea agreement, the trial court said it would not approve the plea and withdrew it from further consideration. The court found merit to defendant's claim that the trial court abused its discretion in rejecting the plea bargain in the absence of any stated justification, and reversed the judgment and remanded for further proceedings; due to lack of prejudice, the court rejected defendant's contentions that he was denied his statutory right to plead NGI or that the trial court abused its discretion in denying two motions pursuant to People v. Marsden; and the court did not reach defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel and due process.
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