People v. Sanchez CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, H050942 (Monterey County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 22CR000513)

v.

FABIAN BRAVO SANCHEZ,

Defendant and Appellant

Defendant Fabian Bravo Sanchez appeals from a final judgment of conviction. Pursuant to a negotiated disposition, Bravo Sanchez pleaded no contest to false imprisonment, assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, and misdemeanor street terrorism. He was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison. We appointed counsel to represent Bravo Sanchez in this court. His appointed counsel filed an opening brief that states the case and the facts but raises no issues. Counsel asks this court to conduct an independent review of the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues. (See People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) This court notified Bravo Sanchez of his right to submit written argument on his own behalf, but he did not do so. Finding no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to Bravo Sanchez, we affirm the judgment.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 Just after 1:00 a.m. on January 17, 2022, a patrol sergeant in the City of Gonzales stopped a vehicle for running a stop sign. The driver was crying and said two individuals had pointed guns at her and her passenger at the intersection of 9th Street at Center Street. According to the driver, two males had approached the passenger side with handguns and told them to lower the window. They pointed the guns at her and the passenger, and asked them who they were, where they were from, and whether they were northerners or southerners. After about two minutes, the driver sped away. Upon being stopped by the officer, the driver provided a description of the two suspects. Officers then conducted an area check, including at a local residence where an officer had seen a party with individuals matching the driver’s description. At the residence, there were approximately six people in the front yard, and one or two other people inside, including known Norteño gang members. The officers identified two individuals who matched the descriptions of the assailants provided by the driver. When officers attempted to detain the individuals at the residence, they ran off in different directions. After officers set up a perimeter, they detained two people who had jumped over a nearby fence, one of whom was Bravo Sanchez. The officers then searched the backyard where the two had fled and found a black handgun on the ground, which they determined had just been dropped there. The driver then positively identified Bravo Sanchez and the other assailant who had approached her vehicle. Upon transport to the county jail, Bravo Sanchez asked to be housed with the northerners.