People v. Williams CA2/7

Filed 6/25/24 P. v. Williams CA2/7 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

THE PEOPLE, B333064

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. SA107118) v.

ADOLPH JAMES WILLIAMS,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, William L. Sadler, Judge. Affirmed. Andrew F. Alire, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance by Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Adolph James Williams was found guilty by a jury of second degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211).1 The trial court granted Williams’s motion to strike his prior serious felony conviction and sentenced him to two years in state prison. Williams filed a notice of appeal, and we appointed counsel to represent him. No arguable issues have been identified after review of the record by appointed appellate counsel or our own independent review. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

According to the testimony at trial, on September 1, 2022, Isabelle Sasinos, an assistant store manager at Burton Snowboards (Burton), was monitoring live security footage. The footage showed Williams taking black t-shirts worth approximately $245 from the store without paying. Sasinos located Williams outside the store and asked him to return the t-shirts or pay for them. Williams denied taking the t-shirts. Williams’s nephew approached and spoke with Sasinos for a few minutes. Aaron Fimbres, another employee of Burton’s, came outside to check on Sasinos. Sasinos saw Williams pull out what appeared to be a weapon, which later was determined to be a novelty cigarette lighter that resembled a small handheld pistol. Fearing for their safety, Sasinos and Fimbres left to go back into the store. Sasinos noticed a police squad car across the