Filed 10/31/13 P. v. Crowder CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 FIVE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

HERMAN CROWDER,

Defendant and Appellant. B247921

(Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA395785)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superi or Court of Los Angeles County, Barbara R. Johnson, Judge. Affirmed. Christine C. Shaver, unde r appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.2 Pursuant to a plea agreement, appellant pled guilty to robbery (Pen. Code, § 211) 1

and no contest to comm itting criminal threats (§ 422, su bd. (a)). In addition appellant admitted he committed the robbery for the benefit of, at the dire ction of, or in association with a criminal street gang (§ 186.22, subd . (b)(1)). Appellant also admitted he had a prior qualifying felony convic tion for robbery as a juvenile under the Three Strikes Law (§ 1170.12, subds. (a )-(d)). Approximately one month la ter, at his sentencing hearing, appellant made a motion to withdraw his plea. The motion was denied and he was sentenced, pursuant to the plea ag reement, to 14 years 4 months in state prison.

FACTS

Colin Smith lived w ith his girlfriend Deborah Contre ras. Appellant, an admitted Black P. Stones gang member, went to th eir apartment accompan ied by fellow gang members. Appellant had engaged in a gang-re lated altercation with Contreras’s brother the previous day. Appellant arrived at the apartment carrying a se miautomatic handgun. Appellant demanded $400 or he would kill Contreras’ s brother, as well as everyone in the house. The family came up with $200 and a ppellant left, indicating their safety was not guaranteed. Smith and Contreras were so fright ened by the incident that they moved out of the apartment.

DISCUSSION

The court appointed counsel to represen t appellant on appeal. On September 12, 2013, appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 ( Wende ) raising no contentions but requesting this court independently review the record for arguable issues. On October 10, 2013, appe llant filed a document that we treat as a supplemental brief. Appellant appears to co ntend his prior robbery conviction could not

be used to increase his sentence under the Th ree Strikes Law because he was a juvenile

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted.3 when it was committed. He additionally ch allenges the sufficien cy of the evidence against him and requests a reduction in his sentence. Appellant’s prior conviction for robbery qualified as a prior felony conviction under the Three Strikes Law despite, the fa ct that he was a juvenile when it was committed. (§§ 667, subd. (d)(3 ), 1170.12, subd. (b)(3); see Welf. & Inst. Code, § 601 et

seq; People v. Nguyen (2009) 46 Cal.4th 1 007, 1022.) Appellant may not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence against him because by plea ding guilty/no contest to the offenses he admitted all of the elements of the crime. ( People v. Stanworth (1974) 11 Cal.3d 588, 605; People v. Suite (1980) 101 Cal.App.3d 680, 689.) He has provided no authority to justify the reduction in his sentence. ( Keyes v. Bowen (2010) 189 Cal.App.4th 647, 655-656 [appellant is require d to present legal authority in support of each issue raised].) We have independently examined the entire record on ap peal. There are no arguable issues. ( Smith v. Robbins (2000) 528 U.S. 259, 284.)4 DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

KUMAR, J. *

We concur:

TURNER, P. J.

KRIEGLER, J.

* Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.