People v. Romero CA4/2

Filed 11/21/23 P. v. Romero CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE, E080329 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super.Ct.No. BAF2100128) v. OPINION MARIO JOSE ROMERO,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Joshlyn R. Pulliam,

Judge. Affirmed.

Robert L.S. Angres, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

1

In 2022 a jury convicted Mario Jose Romero of multiple sexual offenses against

minors. He appealed his judgment. His attorney has filed a brief under the authority of

People v. Wende and Anders v. California1 raising no issues and asking us to perform an

independent review of the record. Based on our independent review of the record, we

find no error and affirm.

BACKGROUND

Sometime around 2005, Romero entered a relationship with Margaret S. When he

entered the relationship, Margaret S. already had three children: V.C. (born 1999), E.C.

(born 2000), and J.C. (born 2004). Romero and Margaret S. eventually had their own