Wolf v. Superior Court
Annotate this CasePetitioner Hedy Wolf pled guilty to the misdemeanor offense of making harassing telephone calls. The trial court: (1) granted Petitioner one year of summary probation with the condition she serve one day in jail in lieu of paying fines; and (2) imposed a criminal protective order. Petitioner moved to withdraw her plea. The trial court denied Petitioner’s motion. Petitioner appealed the denial of her motion to the superior court’s appellate division and requested the appointment of appellate counsel. The appellate division denied Petitioner’s request for appointment of appellate counsel. Petitioner then petitioned the Court of Appeal for a writ of mandate to direct the superior court’s appellate division to: (1) vacate its order denying Petitioner’s request for appointment of appellate counsel; and (2) enter an order granting Petitioner’s request for appointment of appellate counsel. The Court determined the possibility that Real Party in Interest could prevail on a motion to dismiss Petitioner’s appeal in the appellate division did not mean Petitioner should have been denied counsel. The Court granted the writ petition.
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