People v. Chaney CA2/3

Filed 9/8/25 P. v. Chaney CA2/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE, B342939

Plaintiff and Respondent, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. YA108201 v.

SEAN PAUL CHANEY,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Hector M. Guzman, Judge. Affirmed. Asya Ovsepyan, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Appellant Sean Paul Chaney appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of felony vandalism with the amount of damage exceeding $400. Pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), Chaney’s appellate counsel requested that we review the record and determine whether any arguable issues exist. We have reviewed the entire record and find no arguable issues. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND I. Facts Chaney lived in unit 17 at the Windsor Apartments at 1150 Tennyson Street in Manhattan Beach, California. On April 2, 2023, at about 10:00 p.m., a neighbor named Kellie Mieras heard loud banging and crashing noises coming from the unit occupied by Chaney. The noises continued for a few minutes, stopped, then resumed for about 10 to 15 minutes. Mieras went to her balcony and saw Chaney’s girlfriend, Josephine St. John (also known as Jo), by a car on the street. She saw Chaney on the grass, talking to Richard Phillippi, another resident of the Windsor Apartments. Mieras went back inside her unit and later went to her balcony a second time when she heard running water. At 10:15 p.m., she sent several text messages to Alison Wattles, the owner of the Windsor Apartments. Mieras never saw Chaney enter or exit or inside unit 17. Another resident named Frank Saverino received a group text that stated there was a lot of commotion. Saverino looked over the railing outside of his apartment and saw Chaney walking down the stairs toward the back of the building. A few minutes later, Saverino saw Chaney at the end of the driveway.