People v. Juarez CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (San Joaquin) ----

THE PEOPLE, C076612

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. LF013164A)

v.

KELLY JO JUAREZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appointed counsel for defendant Kelly Jo Juarez has filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and asks this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal.1 (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d

1 Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. More than 30 days elapsed, and we received no communication from defendant.

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436.) Finding no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we affirm the judgment. We provide the following brief description of the facts and procedural history of the case. (See People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 109-110, 123-124.) On February 10, 2012, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Target store protection specialist, Michael Slater, saw defendant select a box of diapers, a 12-pack of soda, a four-pack of energy drinks, and a bag of candy, and place them in a shopping cart. Defendant then took a plastic Target bag from her purse and placed the energy drinks and candy in the bag. She put the bag in her cart with the sodas and placed the box of diapers on top of the bag. Defendant then went to the prepared food area at the front of the store, left her cart, and purchased a soda. She sat in the food area for a while, drinking her soda, then pushed her cart to a bench inside the store by the exit, and sat there for a while. She then got up and exited the store with the merchandise in her cart without stopping at the registers to pay for the items. Slater left the security office where he had observed defendant’s actions on the surveillance cameras, and met store manager, Robert Bohen, to confront defendant. Bohen contacted defendant just outside the exit door, identifying himself as Target security needing to speak with her, and taking hold of her arm. Defendant, who had control of the cart, turned to face Bohen, looked at him for a few seconds, then sprayed him in the eyes with pepper spray. She then struggled, pulled, and tried to run away, but Bohen held on to her arm. With Slater’s assistance defendant was apprehended and handcuffed. The items defendant had in the cart and had removed from the store were the diapers, soda, energy drinks, and candy.