Filed 7/21/21 P. v. Morales CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

CRISTAL URBINA MORALES,

Defendant and Appellant.

 H048620

 (Monterey County

 Super. Ct. No. 20CR004088)

On April 30, 2020,1appellant Cristal Urbina Morales entered another person’s 

home without their permission.2 Video surveillance footage showed Morales trying to 

enter the home through the front door and then through a window after having ripped off 

the window screen. Morales was able to reach inside the house through the window and 

move some items. 

On May 1, the Monterey County District Attorney filed a complaint alleging that 

Morales had committed first degree residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 459; count 1)3and 

misdemeanor vandalism of property valued less than $400 (§ 594, subd. (b)(2)(A); count 

2). On May 12, Morales’s trial counsel expressed a doubt about Morales’s mental 

competency. Pursuant to section 1368, the trial court suspended criminal proceedings 

1 All dates were in 2020.

2 These facts are drawn from the probation report prepared for Morales’s 

sentencing. 

3 Unspecified statutory references are to the Penal Code.
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and referred Morales for an expert evaluation of her competency. On June 2, following a 

hearing, the trial court found Morales competent under section 1368 to stand trial and 

reinstated criminal proceedings. 

On July 9, the district attorney amended the complaint to add count 3, second 

degree burglary, in violation of section 459. That same day, Morales entered a plea of no 

contest to count 3. Morales entered this plea pursuant to a plea bargain in which she 

agreed to serve a three year sentence under section 1170, subdivision (h) (hereafter 

section 1170(h)), of which she would serve seven months in custody, followed by two 

years and five months of mandatory supervision. Morales entered a “Harvey Waiver” as 

to count 2 (see People v. Harvey (1979) 25 Cal.3d 754) and agreed to stay away from an 

address in Salinas during her term of mandatory supervision. 

On August 13, the trial court denied probation and imposed a three-year sentence 

on count 3. The trial court ordered Morales to serve seven months in the county jail 

pursuant to section 1170(h) and suspended execution of the balance of the sentence. The 

trial court placed Morales on mandatory supervision for a period of two years and five 

months following her release from jail and imposed a number of supervision conditions, 

including that she obey all laws. The trial court ordered Morales to pay fines and fees, 

including $50 in restitution to the victim, and awarded her 212 days of custody credits. 

According to the minute order for Morales’s sentencing, the court dismissed counts 1 and 

2 pursuant to section 1385.

On September 24, the Monterey County Probation Department filed a notice of 

violation of mandatory supervision, stating that Morales had committed a number of new 

crimes. On October 22, Morales admitted she had violated the terms of her mandatory 

supervision by failing to obey all laws. On November 12, the trial court revoked 

Morales’s mandatory supervision and ordered her to serve the balance of the three-year 

term in the county jail pursuant to section 1170(h). The trial court awarded her 353 days 
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of custody credits, consisting of 197 actual days and 156 days of conduct/work credits. 

Morales filed a timely notice of appeal. 

We appointed counsel to represent Morales on appeal. Appellate counsel filed an 

opening brief stating the case and the facts but raising no specific legal issues. Counsel 

has declared that counsel notified Morales both of counsel’s intention to request 

independent review under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), and of 

Morales’s right to file written argument on her own behalf. We notified Morales of her

right to submit written argument on her own behalf but have received no response from 

her. 

We have reviewed the record under Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436 and People v. 

Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106. Concluding there is no arguable issue on appeal, we affirm 

the judgment.

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.
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Danner, J.

WE CONCUR:

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Greenwood, P.J.

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Grover, J.

H048620

People v. Morales