People v. Vantassel CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Yuba) ----

THE PEOPLE, C099500

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. CRF2300189, CRF2002561, CRF2200845) v.

CARISSA DAWN VANTASSEL,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appointed counsel for defendant Carissa Dawn Vantassel filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and asks this court to review the record and determine whether there are arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Finding no arguable errors that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we will affirm the judgment.

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BACKGROUND On April 15, 2021, defendant was sentenced in Butte County Superior Court to three years for possession of counterfeiting “dies.” (Pen. Code, § 480, subd. (a).) On December 6, 2021, defendant was released from Butte County jail and began mandatory supervision with a discharge date of December 7, 2023. On October 8, 2021, defendant resolved case No. CRF2002561 in Yuba County Superior Court by pleading no contest to identity theft. (Pen. Code, § 530.5, subd. (a).) She stipulated as the factual basis of the plea that she committed identify theft by possessing multiple identification cards, California driver’s licenses, and other documents containing personal identifying information from various individuals who did not know defendant, did not give her permission to have these documents, and reported many of the licenses and documents stolen. She agreed that she intended to use these items for an unlawful purpose to procure goods or services. On January 31, 2022, the trial court suspended imposition of the sentence and placed defendant on two years of formal probation. On March 3, 2022, defendant’s mandatory supervision in the Butte County case was transferred to Yuba County Superior Court as case No. CRF2200845. On January 13, 2023, defendant was arrested while driving a U-Haul van, which she claimed to have rented from a man outside a U-Haul facility. When contacted by a police officer, a U-Haul employee reported that the van was stolen. Review of surveillance video showed a female breaking into the building, taking the keys, and driving off in the van. On January 24, 2023, in Yuba County Superior Court case No. CRF2300189, defendant was charged with taking a vehicle without consent (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a); count I), grand theft of an automobile (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (d)(1); count II), receiving a stolen vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d; count III), and possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a); count IV).