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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.

CARLOS ALAN BURGOS,

Defendant and Appellant.

E064698

(Super.Ct.No. INF1500399)

OPINION

APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. James S. Hawkins, Judge. 

Affirmed.

Laurel Simmons, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and 

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Defendant and appellant Carlos Alan Burgos is serving a 13-year sentence for 

charges stemming from a carjacking. We affirm the judgment.
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FACTS AND PROCEDURE 

On February 22, 2015, defendant and a codefendant wielded a knife to take a 

motor vehicle from the victim with the intent to deprive him of the vehicle. In doing so, 

they kidnapped the victim, and forcibly took personal property from him.

On March 13, 2015, the People filed a seven-count complaint charging defendant 

with kidnapping during a carjacking (count 1; Pen. Code § 209.5);

1 kidnapping to 

commit robbery (count 2; § 209, subd. (b)(1)); carjacking (count 3; § 215, subd. (a)); 

second degree robbery (count 4; § 211); kidnapping (count 5; § 207, subd. (a)); criminal 

threats (count 6; § 422); and misdemeanor drug use (count 7; Health & Saf. Code,

§ 11550, subd. (a)). The People alleged as to counts one and two, and four through six,

that defendant personally used a dangerous weapon, a knife (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)); as to 

count three that defendant personally used a dangerous weapon, a knife, with a carjacking 

conviction (§ 12022, subd. (b)(2)). The People also alleged that defendant had a prior 

prison term conviction (§ 667.5, subd. (b)) and that he violated the terms of his probation 

in two other cases.

On July 20, 2015, the trial court held a hearing under People v. Marsden (1970) 2

Cal.3rd 118. The court denied the motion.

On August 11, 2015, defendant pled guilty to count three and the personal use 

allegation, along with counts four through six without the allegation.

 

1 All section references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.
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On August 26, 2015, the trial court sentenced defendant to 13 years in prison as 

follows: the upper term of nine years for count three, plus the upper term of three years 

for the personal use enhancement, plus one year for count four, and concurrent terms for 

counts five and six.

This appeal followed.

DISCUSSION 

Upon defendant’s request, this court appointed counsel to represent him on appeal. 

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 asking this court to conduct an 

independent review of the record.

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

has not done so. 

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. 
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DISPOSITION 

The judgment is affirmed.

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RAMIREZ

P. J.

We concur:

HOLLENHORST

J.

McKINSTER

J.