People v. Ramirez CA2/7

Filed 3/4/26 P. v. Ramirez CA2/7 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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, B341528

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA513279) v.

CARLOS JOSE RAMIREZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Craig E. Veals, Judge. Affirmed. Wayne C. Tobin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Carlos Jose Ramirez appeals from a judgment after he pleaded no contest and was sentenced to two years for being a felon in possession of a firearm. We appointed counsel to represent Ramirez on appeal. After reviewing the record, counsel for Ramirez filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 that did not identify any arguable issues. After independently reviewing the record, we have not identified any either. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

On February 26, 2023 Officer Jose Hernandez and his partner observed Ramirez using his cell phone while stopped at a red light. When the light turned green, the officers activated their lights and sirens. The officers saw Ramirez “making movements within the vehicle as [if] he was attempting to conceal something.” Ramirez drove into a nearby shopping center parking lot and parked the car. Although the officers told Ramirez to stay in the vehicle, Ramirez exited the vehicle while talking on the cell phone. The officers believed Ramirez “seemed very nervous” and heard Ramirez say “baby” and that he had “been beat up before.” The officers handcuffed Ramirez and walked him over to their vehicle. After the officers patted him down, Hernandez shined a light into the vehicle and saw the muzzle of a semiautomatic firearm visible on the floorboard. Hernandez opened the trunk