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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JOHN HENRY FRITZ, JR.,

Defendant and Appellant.

F070280

(Super. Ct. No. 1476951)

OPINION

THE COURT*

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. Nan 

Cohan Jacobs, Judge. (Retired Judge of the Stanislaus Sup. Ct.)

Jonathan E. Berger, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and 

Appellant.

Office of the State Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and 

Respondent.

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* Before Kane, Acting P.J., Detjen, J. and Smith, J.
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Appointed counsel for defendant John Henry Fritz, Jr. asked this court to review 

the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. 

Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) Finding no arguable error that would result in a 

disposition more favorable to defendant, we affirm the judgment. We provide the 

following brief description of the facts and procedural history of the case. (See People v. 

Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 110, 124.)

On August 29, 2014, defendant pled no contest to inflicting corporal injury on a 

spouse resulting in a traumatic condition (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)).

1

 The factual 

basis of the plea, to which defense counsel stipulated, was stated by the prosecutor: “In 

Stanislaus County, on July 30th, 2014, the defendant, John Henry Fritz, Jr., repeatedly 

punched the mother of his child in the arm, legs, and head, then strangled her, leaving red 

marks on her neck.” 

In accordance with the negotiated plea, the trial court imposed a two-year 

sentence. The prior prison term allegation (§ 667.5, subd. (b)) was dismissed in the 

interest of justice. The court ordered defendant to pay a $600 restitution fund fine 

(§ 1202.4, subd. (b)); a matching parole revocation fine, stayed upon successful 

completion of parole (§ 1202.45); a $40 court operations assessment fine (§ 1465.8); a 

$30 conviction assessment fine (Gov. Code, § 70373); and restitution to the restitution 

fund in an amount to be determined (§ 1202.4, subd. (f)). The trial court also issued a 

domestic violence protective order (§ 136.2, subd. (i)(1)).

Defendant filed a notice of appeal in propria persona on October 15, 2014, 

checking a box stating: “This appeal is based on the denial of a motion to suppress 

evidence under Penal Code section 1538.5.” The notice of appeal did not seek a 

certificate of probable cause. According to defense counsel’s affidavit, no section 1538.5 

motion was ever filed in this case. 

 

1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted.
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We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening 

brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests that we review the record and 

determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 

436.) We advised defendant of the right to file a supplemental brief within 30 days of the 

date of filing of the opening brief. More than 30 days elapsed, and we received no 

communication from defendant. Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, 

we find no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.

DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.