NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
ARMSTRONG, Acting P. J.
Plaintiff Mark Shehata sued his criminal defense attorney, defendant Dana Cole, for legal malpractice in connection with a criminal proceeding which resulted in a plea of no contest. Defendant demurred based on plaintiff's failure to allege "actual innocence" as shown by postconviction exoneration, a required element of a claim for legal malpractice in a criminal matter. (Coscia v. McKenna...
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