No. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.204(c).)

The defendant would not be required to participate in the appeal but may wish to do so.

In a direct appeal, the appellate court will not consider any alleged assurance by an attorney, request by a defendant, or other occurrence that is...

If the court won't grant your Marsden motion (i.e., your request to replace your appointed attorney with another one), the only ways you can "fire"...

Yes, if it is the only published decision on the point. If there is a conflicting decision from a different court of appeal, the superior court...

A notice of appeal is filed in the court which issued the judgment or order being appealed.

That depends on what you mean by "appeal clock."

No, I see no reason for the trial judge to recuse herself from a trial-level matter in those circumstances. She was correct to recuse herself from...

If your constitutional challenge was explicitly based on the United States Constitution, you can seek a writ of certiorari from the United States...

The nature of an order determines whether it is appealable; the reasons why it might be erroneous are not relevant to appealability.