NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — An accused woman who pleaded guilty to a probation violation in Harbor Justice Center on June 5 later returned to court without her attorney and asked to change her plea, insisting she did not want to admit guilt for conduct she maintained she did not commit.
During the probation hearing, the accused pleaded guilty to the violation as recommended by her attorney, resulting in a three-year extension of her probation. However, she later returned and asked to change her plea, citing that she did not want to plead guilty to a crime she stated she never committed.
The accused was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol on Aug. 28, 2021. She was sentenced to probation, which she pleaded guilty to violating in court on June 5…