People v. Velarde CA4/1

Filed 9/17/25 P. v. Velarde CA4/1

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE, D084669

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. (Super. Ct. No. BPR2400698)

MARK ANTHONY VELARDE,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Riverside County, Sylwia Luttrell, Judge. Affirmed. Richard L. Fitzer, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. In July 2024, the trial court found Mark Anthony Velarde in violation

of the terms of his parole (Pen. Code,1 § 3056) and sentenced him to 101 days in custody. He filed a timely notice of appeal.

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) indicating appellate counsel has not been able to identify any arguable issues for reversal on appeal. Appellate counsel asks the court to review the record for error as mandated by Wende. Because Velarde is homeless, appellate counsel declared he made a diligent effort to locate Velarde and provide the notice required by Wende. (See id. at pp. 439, 442.) Appellate counsel has been unable to locate Velarde, and Velarde has not responded to notices appellate counsel and this court have provided to him in care of his trial counsel and at his last known address. STATEMENT OF FACTS In January 2023, Velarde sustained a conviction for providing harmful matter to a minor. (§ 288.2, subd. (a)(2).) The trial court sentenced him to two years in prison and required him to register as a sex offender. He was released on parole on June 14, 2023. Since his original release date, he has violated the terms of his parole multiple times. On May 28, 2024, Velarde was released from custody after serving 34 days of a 109-day sentence for a parole violation. He failed to report to the parole office as required by the terms of his release, and, on May 29, 2024, the trial court issued a warrant for his arrest. Parole officers arrested him the next day. On July 18, 2024, the trial court found Velarde in violation of the terms of his parole (§ 3056); sentenced him to 101 days in custody, resulting in a release date the next day; and reinstated parole supervision on the terms and conditions previously imposed. DISCUSSION As we have noted, appellate counsel has filed a Wende brief and asks the court to review the record for error. To assist the court in its review and in compliance with Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), counsel