People v. Crowder CA1/2

Filed 7/22/24 P. v. Crowder CA1/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A169466 v. RYAN CROWDER, (Sonoma County Super. Ct. Nos. SCR7610411, SCR7627121) Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Ryan Crowder pleaded no contest to charges of driving under the influence of a drug in one case and multiple counts of firearm related offenses in a second case, and was sentenced to a total prison term of five years and four months. His appointed appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), in which he raises no issues and asks this court for an independent review of the record. Counsel attests that he advised Crowder of his right to file a supplemental brief, but Crowder has not filed one. Having examined the entire record in accordance with Wende, we agree with counsel that there are no arguable issues requiring further briefing and affirm.

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BACKGROUND I. Factual Background A. Case No. SCR7627121 As related in the probation report, about 10:46 p.m. on May 26, 2022, a reporting party advised dispatch that Crowder was driving while under the influence of drugs and had crashed into something. An officer found a vehicle matching the description that had been provided. Crowder was in the driver’s seat of the Ford truck, which had the engine running and minor damage to the front left bumper. Observing signs of intoxication, the officer asked Crowder to get out for sobriety tests. Crowder denied being involved in a crash and said the damage was from a crash on a prior date, but could not provide details. He said he had pulled into the parking lot a few minutes before being contacted by the officer because he was arguing with the mother of his daughter on the phone. When told that someone was concerned he was driving under the influence, Crowder was very upset and “believed ‘Shannon’ probably called.” He denied using drugs or alcohol and said he had been sober for a while, but he appeared slightly disoriented and confused and his speech was sluggish. He admitted driving from Santa Rosa to the location where he was parked. In a further conversation the reporting party told the officer she believed Crowder was under the influence of drugs and had been without sleep for a few days due to using methamphetamine. She called the police because she was scared for his safety and that of others. Crowder said he had slept about three hours the prior evening, had not been drinking, and had taken gabapentin earlier that day. There was a gabapentin pill in plain view on the driver’s seat and multiple nitrous oxide