People v. Osibamawo CA2/7

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

THE PEOPLE, B256805

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA420274) v.

HOWARD OSIBAMOWO,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Henry J. Hall, Judge. Affirmed. Jeffrey J. Douglas, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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On February 10, 2014, Howard Osibamowo was charged in an information with one count of carjacking (Pen. Code, § 215, subd. (a)) with a special allegation he had served three separate prison terms for felonies (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)). Represented by appointed counsel, Osibamowo pleaded not guilty and denied the special allegation. On April 1, 2014, the trial court denied Osibamowo’s motion to replace his appointed counsel (People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118 (Marsden)). Jury trial commenced on April 9, 2014. According to the evidence at trial, on the night of June 29, 2013, Reginald Jones was serving drinks at a nightclub he owned in Los Angeles. Among the patrons he served were Osibamowo and a woman named Tammy. When Jones was closing the bar around 1:00 a.m., he went outside and saw Osibamowo and Tammy engaged in a heated discussion. Jones pulled up his car in the driveway and got out to chain and lock up the nightclub parking lot. Osibamowo snatched the keys from Jones’s hand, jumped into the car and turned on the ignition. Jones attempted to grab the car keys from the ignition as Osibamowo drove down the street, dragging Jones with him. The two men struggled and at some point, the car crashed into a parked truck, causing Jones to be thrown into the air. Jones went back to his car and Osibamowo punched him and fled. On April 14, 2014, shortly before the conclusion of the People’s presentation of evidence, the trial court heard and denied Osibamowo’s second Marsden motion and a request to represent himself (Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 [95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562] (Faretta)). Osibamowo elected not to testify in his defense. On April 15, 2014, the jury found Osibamowo guilty of carjacking. In a bifurcated proceeding, Osibamowo admitted the special allegation. The trial court sentenced Osibamowo to an aggregate state prison term of eight years: the middle term of five years for carjacking plus one year for each of the three prior prison term enhancements. We appointed counsel to represent Osibamowo on appeal. After examination of the record, counsel filed an opening brief in which no issues were raised. On