People v. Orona CA5

Filed 3/28/24 P. v. Orona CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, F086414 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. F21909624) v.

CARLOS ORONA, OPINION Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County. David Andrew Gottlieb, Judge. William D. Farber, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the State Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Poochigian, Acting P. J., Franson, J. and Meehan, J.

Appellate counsel for defendant Carlos Orona has filed an opening brief summarizing the pertinent facts and raising no issues but asking this court to review the record independently. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) The opening brief also includes a declaration from appellate counsel stating defendant was advised of his right to file a brief of his own with this court. By letter dated December 22, 2023, we also invited defendant to submit additional briefing. Defendant did not file a response. Pursuant to Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436 and People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we have reviewed the entire record. Following our Supreme Court’s direction in Kelly, we provide a brief description of the facts and the procedural history of the case. (Kelly, at p. 110.) Finding no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we affirm. PROCEDURAL SUMMARY On December 27, 2021, a felony complaint was filed charging defendant with resisting executive officers executing their duty (Pen. Code,1 § 69, a felony; count 1), making criminal threats (§ 422, a felony; count 2), battery upon a peace officer (§ 243, subd. (b), a misdemeanor; count 3), and public intoxication (§ 647, subd. (f), a misdemeanor; count 4). The day after the complaint was filed, defendant pled not guilty to all four charges brought against him. On February 7, 2023, before a preliminary hearing was held, defendant signed a “Felony Advisement, Waiver of Rights, and Plea Form.” The form indicated defendant was now withdrawing his not guilty pleas and was instead pleading no contest to count 1, alleging a violation of section 69. The form further indicated that in exchange for his no contest plea, the remaining counts would be dismissed. A notification of defendant’s military veteran status was also filed at this time. The trial court accepted the change of