saying is that I had possession of the drug. The Court: Well I didn't get the answer to Mr. Bennett’s question. Do you want to repeat the question again, Mr. Bennett? Listen closely to his question and tell me your answer yes or no to that question. Mr. Bennett: Miss Robles, are you pleading guilty freely and voluntarily, because you want to take advantage of the plea bargain that’s been offered to you, rather than risk the possible higher consequences of being convicted of a greater charge? Defendant Robles: Okay. The Court: All right. I think that’s sufficient. I'll accept your plea in this case pursuant to People v. West in view of the evidence that the district attorney can present. 3 ."People v. West” refers to People v. West, 3 Cal.3d 595, 91 Cal.Rptr. 385, 477 P.2d 409 (1970) (<HOLDING>). 4 . This circuit followed Castillo-Felix in a
holding that conviction based on plea of nolo contendere bars subsequent  1983 claim because even though such a plea does not involve admission of guilt it does communicate acceptance of conviction and sentence holding that a criminal defendant must provide a fair and just reason to support withdrawal of his guilty plea even when that plea has not yet been accepted by the district court recognizing that a voluntary and understanding guilty plea entered without the benefit of a plea bargain waives all nonjurisdictional defects that occurred before the entry of the plea holding that plea of guilty or nolo contendere is not rendered involuntary because it is a product of plea bargaining an accepted plea bargain must be recorded and court may accept a bargained plea to a lesser offense reasonably related to a charged offense holding that the defendant was entitled to have his plea accepted absent a sound reason for rejecting the plea