People v. Jensen CA3

Filed 9/21/23 P. v. Jensen CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published,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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Butte) ----

THE PEOPLE, C097631

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. 22CF01891, 22CF02977, 22CF03294, v. 22CF04509)

BRANDON TYLER JENSEN,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appointed counsel for defendant Brandon Tyler Jensen 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. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) After reviewing the entire record, 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, 110, 124.)

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BACKGROUND1 A. Case No. 22CF01891 In April 2021, defendant was in a car accident and was unable to provide proof of insurance to the other driver. The other driver immediately reported the accident to her insurance carrier, GEICO. Defendant failed to respond to a phone call from the other driver’s insurance carrier. Defendant then tried to get insurance through a broker, sending photographs of the car without including damage from the accident. An insurance policy issued and became effective the following day. More than two weeks later, defendant contacted his new insurance carrier and reported being involved in a car accident. A claims adjuster from defendant’s insurance carrier contacted GEICO and learned the accident occurred prior to defendant obtaining the policy. The People subsequently charged defendant with willfully making a false insurance claim (Pen. Code, § 550, subd. (a)(1))2 in Butte County Superior Court, case No. 22CF01891 (case No. 891). B. Case No. 22CF02977 On June 1, 2022, defendant failed to appear in court in Butte County Superior Court, case No. 21F03638 (case No. 638). The People charged him with failure to appear (§ 1320.5) while out on bail (§ 1320, subd. (b)) in Butte County Superior Court, case No. 22CF02977 (case No. 977). C. Case No. 22CF03294 On June 27, 2022, law enforcement responded to an alarm at a local middle school. At the school, they found unlocked a door that should have been locked. There were “pry marks” around the door trim, the deadbolt was on the ground and the closing