People v. Monroe CA2/1

Filed 10/14/24 P. v. Monroe CA2/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

THE PEOPLE, B337249 (Los Angeles County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. VA156969) v.

DANNY JESSE MONROE,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Roger Ito, Judge. Affirmed. Richard B. Lennon, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. _____________________

Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant Danny Jesse Monroe pleaded no contest to one count of voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code,1 § 192, subd. (a)) and three other felony charges. He later moved to withdraw the plea. The trial court denied the motion, and Monroe now appeals. Monroe’s attorney filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 raising no issues. Monroe filed a supplemental brief requesting once again to withdraw his plea so that he might take his case to trial with a new attorney. We affirm because Monroe has failed to show good cause for withdrawing his plea. In addition, we have reviewed the entire record and found no arguable issues. I At a preliminary hearing, a police detective testified that he investigated a report of a robbery at a gas station in Whittier on July 14, 2021. The victim told him that a man he later identified as Monroe simulated holding a gun inside his shirt and took the victim’s necklace. A second detective, Kenneth Woods, testified that on October 12, 2021, officers tracked Monroe to a motel room in Rosemead. The officers suspected Monroe of killing Diego Jimenez on October 1, 2021, outside an apartment complex in Whittier. Monroe refused to exit the motel room and barricaded himself inside for hours. The officers introduced chemical agents into the room, causing Monroe to flee on foot. A sheriff’s deputy on the canine detail released his police dog to intercept Monroe,