People v. Lopez-Galvez CA2/7

Filed 7/25/25 P. v. Lopez-Galvez CA2/7 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

THE PEOPLE, B337812

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA516845) v.

FRANCISCO LOPEZ-GALVEZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court. Enrique Monguia, Judge. Affirmed. Richard B. Lennon, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance by Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Francisco Lopez-Galvez pleaded no contest to willful infliction of corporal injury in September 2023. The court suspended imposition of sentence and placed Lopez-Galvez on three years’ probation, which included the condition that he obey the protective order requiring him to stay 100 yards away from the victim. Three months later, Lopez-Galvez violated this condition of his probation. The trial court revoked his probation and sentenced him to three years in prison. Lopez-Galvez now appeals. No arguable issues have been identified following review of the record by appointed appellate counsel or our own independent review. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

According to the probation report,1 police officers responded to a domestic violence incident on July 29, 2023. The victim, Joanna R.2, indicated she had been assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, Lopez-Galvez. According to Joanna, she and Lopez-Galvez were sitting in her car when they began arguing over relationship issues. Lopez-Galvez strangled Joanna until she passed out, and when she regained consciousness he struck her five times in the face with the pistol grip of a handgun. He then pointed the gun at her temple and told her he was going to kill her. Lopez-Galvez