People v. Salinas CA4/3

Filed 8/28/24 P. v. Salinas CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G063824

v. (Super. Ct. No. 23NF2111)

EDWIN ABRAN SALINAS, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Steven D. Bromberg, Judge. Affirmed. Laura Arnold, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

We appointed counsel to represent defendant Edwin Abran Salinas on appeal. Appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), setting forth the facts of the case, raising no issues, and requesting we independently review the entire record. We provided Salinas 30 days to file written argument on his own behalf. That deadline elapsed and no supplemental response was received. We conducted an independent review of the entire record in accordance with our obligations under Wende and Anders and found no arguable issues on appeal. We affirm the judgment. STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY In the dark early morning hours of August 28, 2023, Salinas was seen entering a commercial building; nothing was taken from the building. In a separate incident approximately six weeks later, a witness saw a man in the parking lot of a mall in Anaheim concealing a knife under the sleeve of his sweater. The witness could see the tip of the blade protruding from under the sleeve of the man’s sweatshirt. The man was using the knife to try to break into a vehicle. He was riding around the parking lot on a scooter and appeared to be trying to open the doors of other vehicles by pulling on the door handles. The witness could not see the man’s face and could not identify Salinas. In response to a call regarding a man with a knife in the parking lot, however, police found Salinas inside the mall talking to an employee from one of the businesses. Salinas had a 12-inch butcher knife concealed under