Filed 1/15/16 In re H.G. CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

 Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

H.G.,

 Minor and Appellant.

 G051811

 (Super. Ct. No. DL041910)

 O P I N I O N

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Lewis W.

Clapp, Judge. Affirmed.

Erica Gambale, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant 

and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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We appointed counsel to represent H.G. on appeal. Counsel filed a brief 

that set forth the facts of the case. Counsel did not argue against her client but advised 

the court she found no issues to argue on his behalf. We gave H.G. 30 days to file written 

argument on his own behalf. That time has passed, and he did not file a brief.

Counsel filed a brief following the procedures outlined in People v. Wende 

(1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). The court in Wende explained a Wende brief is one that 

sets forth a summary of proceedings and facts but raises no specific issues. Under these 

circumstances, the court must conduct an independent review of the entire record. When 

the appellant himself raises specific issues in a Wende proceeding, we must expressly 

address them in our opinion and explain why they fail. (People v. Kelly (2006)

40 Cal.4th 106, 120, 124.) Here, H.G. did not file a supplemental brief raising any issues.

Pursuant to Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738 (Anders), to assist the 

court with its independent review, counsel provided the court with information as to 

issues that might arguably support an appeal. Counsel raised two issues: whether the 

trial court properly denied H.G.’s motion to suppress, and whether the court abused its 

discretion in permitting petitioner to amend the petition on the day of the hearing.

We have reviewed the record in accordance with our obligations under 

Wende and Anders, and considered the information counsel provided. We found no 

arguable issues on appeal. The judgment is affirmed.

FACTS

Anaheim Police Officer Jamie Pietras was conducting “high impact 

enforcement” in a known gang neighborhood. Prior to starting his shift that day, Pietras 

was briefed regarding a parolee at large named Juan Gonzalez. As part of this briefing, 

Pietras viewed a photograph of Gonzalez. While on patrol Pietras heard a radio call from 

an undercover investigator advising Gonzalez was seen inside a dark gray Honda Civic. 

Pietras conducted a traffic stop of this vehicle to contact Gonzalez. Pietras observed a

total of five occupants in the vehicle. He saw Gonzalez seated in the right rear passenger 
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seat. Pietras also saw H.G. sitting in the back seat. Prior to stopping the vehicle, Pietras 

observed the males in the back seat moving back and forth inside the vehicle. Pietras was 

concerned for his safety. 

As a result of the traffic stop and in an attempt to safely detain Gonzalez, 

all occupants were ordered to get out of the vehicle. They were handcuffed, and told they 

were being detained. Gonzalez was the first person ordered out of the vehicle followed 

by H.G. Pietras estimated four to five minutes passed from the time of the traffic stop to 

the time H.G. got out of the vehicle. After H.G. got out of the vehicle, another officer 

questioned him. Pietras estimated H.G. was detained for a total of 10 minutes as a result 

of the traffic stop.

Anaheim Police Officer Onam Urena assisted Pietras in detaining the 

occupants of the vehicle. Urena was the third police unit to arrive on scene and was in 

full police uniform. Urena assisted by handcuffing the occupants of the vehicle after 

another officer ordered them out one by one. After H.G. was handcuffed, Urena asked 

him his name and date of birth. H.G. responded his name was “Brian Ramirez” and his 

date of birth was “July 30[,] 1997.”

Another officer checked the name provided by H.G. After the name check, 

that officer requested a device be brought to the location to confirm H.G.’s identity by his 

fingerprints. After H.G.’s fingerprints were scanned, Urena asked him why he lied about 

his name. H.G. responded, “[I]t worked before. I haven’t got caught using a fake name.”

A petition alleged H.G. made a false representation to a peace officer, 

Sergeant Triplett, in violation of Penal Code section 148.9, subdivision (a). The juvenile 

court heard a motion to suppress evidence pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code 

section 700.1 in conjunction with a contested dispositional hearing.

For purposes of the motion to suppress evidence, the parties stipulated there 

was no warrant for H.G. on the night in question. However, there was an active warrant 

for Gonzalez. At the conclusion of Urena’s testimony, the prosecutor requested 
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permission to amend the petition to strike Sergeant Triplett’s name from the petition and 

substitute Officer Urena. At the prosecutor’s request, the court took judicial notice of the 

identifying information contained in prior petitions filed against H.G. The court denied 

H.G.’s motion to suppress and sustained the allegation in the petition. At the 

dispositional hearing, H.G. was adjudged a ward of the court. H.G. was continued on 

probation under the same terms and conditions and ordered to spend 90 days in custody. 

H.G. filed a timely notice of appeal.

DISCUSSION

A review of the record pursuant to Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436, and 

Anders, supra, 386 U.S. 738, including the possible issues raised by appellate counsel, 

has disclosed no reasonably arguable appellate issue. 

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

O’LEARY, P. J.

WE CONCUR:

RYLAARSDAM, J.

BEDSWORTH, J.