Opinion ID: 2638496
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: application of this standard

Text: We now consider the application of this standard to the present case. The trial court asked defendant if he received a copy of the complaint, asked him if he did what was described in the complaint, and then concluded that a factual basis existed for the conditional plea. The trial court did not conduct an extensive inquiry with defendant to develop the factual basis on the record, nor did it request that defense counsel stipulate to a particular document that provides an adequate factual basis. However, count 1 of the complaint to which the trial court referred contained the charged offense, the names of defendant and the victim, the date and location of the charged offense, and a brief description of the factual basis for the charged offense. Such a complaint provides a sufficiently precise factual account of the charged offense of assault with intent to commit rape. In short, the trial court's questioning of defendant about the factual basis in the complaint was adequate to establish that defendant was cognizant that his acts did constitute the offense with which he was charged, notwithstanding defendant's letters to the court contesting his guilt. ( United States v. Barker (1975) 168 U.S.App.D.C. 312, 514 F.2d 208, 222.) This is sufficient under the section 1192.5 standard. ( Watts, supra, 67 Cal.App.3d at p. 178, 136 Cal.Rptr. 496; Wilkerson, supra, 6 Cal.App.4th at p. 1577, 8 Cal.Rptr.2d 392; Calderon, supra, 232 Cal.App.3d at p. 935, 283 Cal.Rptr. 833.). [9] Thus, the trial court did not err.