People v. Thompson CA4/3

Filed 2/24/16 P. v. Thompson CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G052263

v. (Super. Ct. No. 14HF3106)

GREGORY SCOTT THOMPSON, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Karen L. Robinson, 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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A jury found defendant Gregory Scott Thompson guilty of possession and transportation of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11378, 11379, subd. (a)). The court granted probation and ordered defendant to serve 180 days in jail. Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal. We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed a brief setting forth the facts of the case and the disposition. He did not argue against defendant but advised the court he found no arguable issues to assert on his behalf. (Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738; People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) To assist us in our independent review of the record, counsel suggested we consider whether the evidence is sufficient to support the convictions. Counsel notified defendant he could file a supplemental brief on his own behalf. We also notified defendant he could file a supplemental brief on his own behalf. However, the time for defendant to do so has passed and we have received no supplemental brief or other communication from him. FACTS A police officer saw defendant driving a vehicle with an expired registration and made a traffic stop. The officer searched him for weapons and found $86.00 and a small Ziplock bag in his pocket which contained a white substance that appeared to be methamphetamine. The officer searched defendant’s vehicle and found what he described as “a pay/owe sheet” in a backpack with other documents belonging to defendant. The paper “had various monetary denominations written on it” consistent with drug sales. The officer also found three separate baggies of what appeared to be methamphetamine in a jacket lying next to the backpack. The substances were tested and contained methamphetamine. The officer also testified as an expert witness and opined defendant possessed the four baggies of methamphetamine for sale. The combined weight of the four baggies was 1.32 grams.