People v. Lewison CA2/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE, B336377

Plaintiff and Respondent, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. KA128580 v.

STEVEN SCOTT LEWISON,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Juan Carlos Dominguez, Judge. Affirmed.

Ava R. Stralla, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. _________________________

Steven Scott Lewison appeals from a judgment of conviction after the trial court found him in violation of his probation based on a new case. Lewison’s counsel has asked us independently to review the record under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). We affirm. In September 2021, the People charged Lewison with possession of personal identifying information with intent to defraud in violation of Penal Code section 530.5, subdivision (c)(2) (count 1) and possession of burglar’s tools in violation of section 466 (count 2).1 The People alleged Lewison had a prior conviction for violating section 530.5, subdivision (c)(2) as well as a prior strike for burglary. Lewison appeared before the court in custody on October 12, 2021. Lewison apparently had failed to appear for arraignment on September 27, 2021. The court released Lewison on his own recognizance on the condition that he enroll “immediately” in a residential drug treatment program (or, at a minimum, an outpatient program pending enrollment in a residential program). An October 25, 2021 letter from an outpatient program informed the court Lewison was “undergoing medicated assisted treatment.” On October 26, 2021, Lewison appeared in court with counsel, who told the judge Lewison was “expecting a call” for a residential program on November 2. The court set the next date for December 8, 2021. On December 8, Lewison did not appear in court. Defense counsel told the court that Lewison’s mother had been “present” earlier and had informed counsel that Lewison had “left the