People v. Cruz CA4/2

Filed 1/21/25 P. v. Cruz CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, E083958 & E083959

v. (Super.Ct.Nos. SWF2007520 & SWF2100159) LUIS CANONIZADO CRUZ III, OPINION Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. John M. Monterosso,

Judge. Affirmed.

Jo Pastore, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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In this Anders/Wende matter,1 defendant and appellant Luis Canonizado Cruz III

appeals from the trial court’s probation violation finding. Our independent review under

those authorities discloses no issue of arguable merit on which to request briefing by the

parties. (See People v. Johnson (1981) 123 Cal.App.3d 106, 109 [“an arguable issue”

requires “a reasonable potential for success” on appeal].) We therefore affirm the trial

court’s ruling.

BACKGROUND AND OUR REVIEW

In September 2020, a felony complaint in case No. SWF2007520 alleged