People v. Sanchez CA6

Filed 8/25/25 P. v. Sanchez CA6 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, H052631 (Santa Cruz County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 24CR04379)

v.

BERNARDINO SANCHEZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Bernardino Sanchez pleaded guilty to possession for sale of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm by a felon. In accord with a negotiated disposition, the trial court dismissed the remaining charges against Sanchez and imposed two years of felony probation. After Sanchez appealed, counsel was appointed. Counsel filed an opening brief stating the case and the facts, but raising no issues. We notified Sanchez of his right to submit written argument on his own behalf, but received no response. We have reviewed the entire record pursuant to People v. Wende (1973) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). (See also People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106 (Kelly).) We conclude that there is no arguable issue for appeal and affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND According to the complaints filed in this matter, Sanchez was convicted of two counts of burglary in 1986 as well as prison-related offenses in 2001 and 2003. In January 2024, police stopped Sanchez because he was driving a car with an expired registration. Sanchez had the car’s registration but no license or insurance, and a large knife was visible on his lap. The officers who stopped Sanchez had a dog trained for narcotics detection sniff outside Sanchez’s car, and the dog alerted to narcotics in the rear trunk. The police then searched Sanchez and the car. On Sanchez, they found roughly 23 grams of fentanyl as well as another knife and a meth pipe. In the car, they found several devices for snorting drugs, and several scales, one with a white powdery substance on it. Sanchez was arrested and charged in a complaint with five offenses: (1) possession of a dirk or dagger (Pen. Code, § 21310), (2) possession for sale of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351), (3) transportation of a controlled substance (id., § 11352), (4) misdemeanor resisting arrest (Pen. Code, § 148), and (5) misdemeanor possession of an ingestion device (Health & Saf. Code, § 11364). The complaint also alleged Sanchez’s 1986 burglary convictions as strike priors and a prior serious felony conviction. Sanchez was released on bail. In July 2024, police observed Sanchez’s car speeding and running through a stop sign in a residential area. Recognizing that Sanchez was out on bail and subject to search, police searched Sanchez’s vehicle. In it, they found 9.6 grams of fentanyl and 7.2 grams of methamphetamine as well as an unserialized firearm with a loaded magazine. In a second complaint, Sanchez was charged with six offenses: (1) possession of a firearm by a felon (Penal Code, § 29800, subd. (a)(1)), (2) possession of ammunition by a felon (id., § 30305, subd. (a)(1)), (3) possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378), (4) transportation of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) (id., § 11379), (5) possession of an unregistered 2