People v. Williams CA2/3

Filed 6/28/16 P. v. Williams CA2/3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE, B269820

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. LA080619) v.

THEO WILLIAMS,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County,

Thomas Rubinson, Judge. Affirmed.

Richard L. Fitzer, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Following a plea of no contest to second-degree robbery and admission of a gun allegation, defendant Theo Williams was sentenced to six years in state prison. He appeals from the judgment of conviction after the denial of a motion to suppress evidence under Penal Code section 1538.5.1 Counsel for Williams has filed a Wende brief (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende)) raising no arguable issues. Williams was apprised of his right to file a supplemental brief but has not done so. Upon review of the record for potential error, we conclude no arguable issues are presented for review and affirm the judgment. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On October 11, 2014, at approximately 1:50 a.m., Los Angeles police officers received a radio call reporting a robbery involving a gun. According to the radio call, the suspects fled in a red Cadillac with paper plates on Sepulveda Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley. Shortly after the radio call, a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance radioed that it was following the red Cadillac northbound on Sepulveda Boulevard. The ambulance continued to follow the car until police caught up with the Cadillac and conducted a traffic stop. After the traffic stop, the car’s three occupants--Williams, Robert Brown, and the driver, Brenda Clark--were pulled out of the car and handcuffed against a wall. A few minutes later, the robbery victim was brought to the scene and identified all three occupants as being involved in the robbery. While the police were searching the trunk of the car, they found a semiautomatic gun wedged between the rear passenger seat and the trunk. Although the interior of the car was searched before the victim was brought to the scene, the search of the trunk of the car--and the discovery of the gun--did not occur until after Williams and the other occupants of the car had been identified by the victim. By information filed on June 3, 2015, Williams was charged with second-degree robbery in violation of section 211. It was also alleged he personally used a handgun