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Filed 8/17/23 P. v. Robinson CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MAURICE ROBINSON,

Defendant and Appellant.

E081123

(Super.Ct.No. RIF2202443)

OPINION

APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. John D. Molloy, Judge. 

Affirmed.

Arthur Martin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and 

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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I.

INTRODUCTION

Pursuant to a negotiated disposition, defendant and appellant Maurice Robinson

pleaded guilty to dissuading a witness by force or fear (Pen. Code,1 § 136.1, subds. (b) 

&(c)) and misdemeanor battery (§ 243, subd. (e)(1)). He also admitted that he had 

suffered a prior strike conviction (§§ 667, subds. (c) & (e)(1) & 1170.12, subd. (c)(1)). In 

exchange, the remaining charges and enhancement allegation were dismissed, and 

defendant was sentenced to a stipulated term of 32 months in prison with credit of 

340 days for time served. Defendant appeals from an order after judgment. Based on our 

independent review of the record, we find no error and affirm the judgment.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2

Jane Doe (C.S.) and defendant were in a dating relationship for about two months. 

In February 2022, they were in the process of breaking up. During this time, defendant 

unexpectedly appeared at C.S.’s home at around 1:00 a.m. and banged on the front door 

of C.S.’s home. C.S. opened the door and allowed him to come inside as he told her that 

he was there to get his remaining belongings. When C.S. told defendant that she no 

longer wanted to be with him, defendant slapped C.S. on her face with an open hand. 

Defendant then grabbed her cellphone as C.S. was in the process of calling 911 and threw 

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 All future statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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 The factual background is taken from the preliminary hearing transcript.
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it against the wall, causing it to break. He also retrieved C.S.’s car keys and took the 

battery out. After he got his mail, he left. Before he left, defendant threatened to kill 

C.S. if she contacted the police, causing her to be scared. Defendant also threatened to 

kill her if he saw her with another man.

When C.S. went to her car so she could go to her mother’s home, she noticed that 

all four tires on her car had been slashed, the hood of her car had been keyed, and the side

view mirrors had been knocked off. C.S. paid around $230 to replace all four tires and 

approximately $1,000 to fix the keyed marks on her car. She had not replaced her side

view mirrors and did not get an estimate to replace them.

Following the incident, C.S. moved out of her apartment and moved in with her 

mother. About two weeks after the incident, defendant showed up at C.S.’s mother’s 

house and again slashed all four tires of C.S.’s vehicle. 

Following a preliminary hearing, an information was filed charging defendant 

with felony dissuading a witness by force or fear (§ 136.1, subds. (b) & (c)(1); count 1); 

misdemeanor domestic battery (§ 243, subd. (e)(1); count 2); felony vandalism causing 

damage greater than $400 (§ 594, subds. (a) & (b)(1); count 3); and misdemeanor 

vandalism causing damage less than $400 (§ 594, subd. (a); count 4). The information 

also alleged defendant suffered a 2004 manslaughter conviction that qualified as a prior

serious felony (§ 667, subd. (a)) and a prior strike (§§ 667, subd. (c) & (e), 1170.12, 

subd. (c)). 
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On February 27, 2023, pursuant to a negotiated disposition, defendant pleaded 

guilty to counts 1 and 2 and admitted the prior strike conviction. In return, defendant was 

promised the remaining allegations would be dismissed, and he would be sentenced to a 

stipulated term of 32 months in prison with 340 days’ credit for time served. 

Prior to pleading guilty, defendant executed a felony plea form. The trial court 

went over the plea form with defendant. In response to the trial court’s query, defendant 

indicated that he had gone over the plea form with his attorney and that he understood his 

constitutional rights, the consequences of the plea, and the plea agreement. Defendant 

acknowledged he had initialed and signed the plea form and indicated he had no 

questions for the court. Defendant’s counsel joined in the plea and indicated the plea was 

voluntary. After directly examining defendant, the court found that defendant knowingly, 

intelligently, freely, and voluntarily waived his rights and that he understood the charges 

against him and the possible consequences of his plea.

The following day, defendant was sentenced in accordance with his plea 

agreement to 32 months (the low term of 16 months doubled) in prison with 340 days’

credit for time served, and the remaining allegations were dismissed. Defendant was 

ordered to pay a restitution fine in the amount of $300 (§1202.4, subd. (b)) and a 

$300 parole revocation fine (§ 1202.45, subd. (c)). Defendant was also ordered to pay an 

$80 court operations assessment and a $60 criminal conviction fee. At defense counsel’s 

request, the court ordered the probation department to determine the amount of victim 

restitution.
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Defendant timely filed a notice of appeal and a request for certificate of probable 

cause. In his request for certificate of probable cause, defendant questioned why he was 

given an additional 16 months for a crime he had committed about 20 years ago and had 

already served time for. The trial court denied defendant’s request for a certificate of 

probable cause.

III.

DISCUSSION

After defendant appealed, upon his request, this court appointed counsel to 

represent him. Upon examination of the record, counsel has filed a brief under the 

authority of People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 

U.S. 738, setting forth a statement of the case, a summary of the facts and potential 

arguable issues, and requesting this court to conduct an independent review of the record. 

Counsel identifies the possible issues of whether defendant was sentenced in accordance 

with his plea agreement and whether the trial court erred in not granting defendant’s 

request for a certificate of probable cause.

We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal supplemental brief, but he 

has not done so.

An appellate court conducts a review of the entire record to determine whether the 

record reveals any issues which, if resolved favorably to defendant, would result in 

reversal or modification of the judgment. (People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d at pp. 441-
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442; People v. Feggans (1967) 67 Cal.2d 444, 447-448; Anders v. California, supra, 386 

U.S. at p. 744; see People v. Johnson (1981) 123 Cal.App.3d 106, 109-112.) 

Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we have 

independently reviewed the entire record for potential error and find no arguable error 

that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant. 

IV.

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

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CODRINGTON

J.

We concur:

McKINSTER

Acting P. J.

MILLER

J.