People v. Chavez CA4/2

Filed 3/13/26 P. v. Chavez CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE, E086147 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super.Ct.No. FVI23000494) v. OPINION JOEL CHAVEZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Michael S. Dauber,

Judge. Affirmed.

Christine M. Aros, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

1

Joel Chavez appeals the trial court’s resentencing decisions following our decision

in his direct appeal. His attorney has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende

(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende) and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 informing

this court they were unable to identify any errors and asking us to perform an

independent review of the record.1 We affirm.

BACKGROUND

In 2023 a jury convicted Chavez of attempted voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code,

§ 664/192, subd. (a))2 and possessing a firearm as a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)). It also

found that he personally discharged a firearm. (§ 12022.5, subd. (a)) The court then